Beschreibung:
Is secularism a growing force in American politics? Is a Secular Left emerging? Secular Surge is for anyone seeking to understand the stunning decline in American religion-and what politics has to do with it. This book will appeal to readers interested in politics, religion, sociology, history, and constitutional law.
1. The Secular Surge; 2. America the Secular; 3. Public Secularism; 4. Secularism and Civic Engagement; 5. Secularism and Political Attitudes; 6. Non-Religiosity and Backlash Politics; 7. Secularism and Party Politics; 8. Secularism and the Democrats; 9. Non-Religiosity and the Republicans; 10. Secularism on the Stump; 11. Beyond the Secular Surge.