Religion and the Bush Presidency

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction: Religion and the Bush Presidency

   1. Introduction: Religion and the Bush Presidency

      • Mark J. Rozell

      Pages 1-10

3. Bush and the Christian Right: The Triumph of Pragmatism

   1. Bush and the Christian Right: The Triumph of Pragmatism

      • Mark J. Rozell

      Pages 11-28

4. Religion and the 2004 Election

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. “What Does the Lord Require?” Evangelicals and the 2004 Presidential Vote

      • Corwin Smidt, John C. Green, Lyman Kellstedt, James Guth

      Pages 31-49

   3. Catholics and the Politics of Change: The Presidential Campaigns of Two JFKs

      • John Kenneth White, William D’Antonio

      Pages 51-67

   4. The Mainline Protestant Vote

      • Laura R. Olson, Adam L. Warber

      Pages 69-93

   5. The Politics of the Religious Minorities Vote in the 2004 Elections

      • Paul A. Djupe, Eric McDaniel, Jacob R. Neiheisel

      Pages 95-125

5. Religion and the Policies of the Bush Administration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Keeping the Charge: George W. Bush, the Christian Right, and the New Vital Center of American Politics

      • John W. Wells, David B. Cohen

      Pages 129-154

   3. The Politics of Faith-Based Initiatives

      • Amy E. Black, Douglas L. Koopman

      Pages 155-175

   4. Buying Black Votes? The GOP’s Faith-Based Initiative

      • Michael K. Fauntroy

      Pages 177-196

   5. Life Issues: Abortion, Stem-Cell Research, and the Case of Terry Schiavo

      • Ted G. Jelen

      Pages 197-211

   6. Evangelical “Internationalists” and U.S. Foreign Policy during the Bush Administration

      • Kevin R. den Dulk

      Pages 213-234

   7. President George W. Bush and Judicial Restraint: Accommodating Religion

      • Nina Therese Kasniunas, Jack E. Rossotti

      Pages 235-254

6. Back Matter

   Pages 255-268

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George W. Bush's religiosity has invited much analysis and controversy about the impact of religion on government. This collection of leading scholars' essays first examines the impact of various religions voting groups on the 2004 presidential campaign, and then reviews and assesses the impact of religion on the policies of the Bush presidency.

• foreign policy
• government
• Policy
• Protest

'When morality slips in the American presidency, the religion factor inevitably kicks in. The editors of this readable volume assemble a wide-range of talented historians and social scientists to assess this issue in the presidency of George W. Bush. The empirical data sets the standard for serious discussion of religion in contemporary America. Highly recommended.' - William D. Pederson, American Studies Endowed Chair, Louisiana State University in Shreveport'The Politics of the Bush Era cannot be understood without a thorough understanding of the place religion plays in our culture, how it drives voter behavior, and how it informs the administration. Much heat has been generated over the topic, but Rozell and Whitney bring valuable light to the major divisions in our culture and the most interesting policies of the last few years in Washington.'

- Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D., Mitch McConnell Chair in Leadership, University of Louisville

• George Mason University, USA

  Mark J. Rozell

• Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Grand Valley State University, USA

  Gleaves Whitney

MARK J. ROZELL is Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, Virginia, USA.

GLEAVES WHITNEY is Director, Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Grand Valley State University, USA.

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