| Contents |
Introduction: The dynamic complexity of religion and politics in America / Charles W. Dunn -- Religion in the public square / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- On that "superintending principle" that was there before the laws / Hadley Arkes -- Is America a Christian nation? / Hugh Heclo -- George Washington on religion's place in public life / Daniel L. Dreisbach -- Virginia and the origins of religious liberty / Michael Novak -- Evangelical political models : James Fenimore Cooper or William Wilberforce? / Marvin Olasky -- Left turn? Evangelicals and the future of the religious right / D.G. Hart -- The declining role of religion in politics? / Michael Barone -- Red God, blue God : is there a God gap between the parties? / Michael Cromartie -- Religion, civic engagement, and political participation / Corwin E. Smidt -- Faith-based politics in American presidential elections : trends and possibilities / John C. Green -- Emerging trends in religion, society, and politics / Allen D. Hertzke. |
