Mediating Religion and Government

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. An Institutionalist Perspective on Religion and Politics

   • Kevin R. den Dulk, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon

   Pages 1-14

3. Political Rhetoric and Institutional Structures: Religious Advocacy in the US Congress

   • Michael T. Heaney, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon

   Pages 15-37

4. Religious Market Interest Groups: Do They Sing with an Upper Class Accent?

   • J. Tobin Grant, Sandy H. Kim, Robert Velez

   Pages 39-57

5. Religion and Political Parties: Mediation in the Mass Party Era

   • Brian Calfano

   Pages 59-82

6. Serving God by Shaping Law: Religious Legal Advocacy in the United States

   • Daniel Bennett

   Pages 83-107

7. Religion in the American Congress: The Case of the US House of Representatives, 1953–2013

   • James L. Guth

   Pages 109-134

8. The Importance of Religion to Understanding the Modern Presidency

   • Mark J. Rozell, Harold F. Bass

   Pages 135-155

9. Regulating Religion: Bureaucracies, Faith-Based Organizations, and Constitutional Limits

   • David K. Ryden

   Pages 157-186

10. Religious Actors in State Political Institutions

    • Kimberly H. Conger

    Pages 187-208

11. Explaining Religious Violence across Countries: An Institutional Approach

    • Nilay Saiya

    Pages 209-240

12. Conclusion: Religious Politics, Pluralism, and the US Constitution

    • Ted G. Jelen

    Pages 241-254

13. Back Matter

    Pages 255-264

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The study of religion and politics is a strongly behavioral sub-discipline, and within the American context, scholars place tremendous emphasis on its influence on political attitudes and behaviors, resultuing in a better understanding of religion's ability to shape voting patterns, party affiliation, and views of public policy.

• Religion
• institutions
• Congress
• president
• parties
• interest groups
• bureaucracy
• courts
• constitution
• government
• Institution
• mediation
• Policy
• politics
• religion and politics
• violence

"This important new volume injects a much-needed institutionalist perspective into the study of religion and politics, pushing the boundaries of how we study the intersection beyond the usual focus on mass-level political attitudes and behaviors. The book is accessibly written while also having the potential to generate many new and exciting research questions for scholars." - Laura R. Olson, Centennial Professor, Clemson University, USA

"This volume addresses an important and under-explored question in the field of religion and politics: how religion shapes the governing institutions that ultimately determine whether and how religiously-derived preferences are reflected in public policy. Its contributions are diverse but thematically unified, shedding light on the role of religion in all three branches of government along with interest groups, political parties, and the states. The den Dulk and Oldmixon collection is an invaluable companion to the manifold studies of religion and political behavior that have emerged over the last twenty years." - Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University, USA

Harold F. Bass, Ouachita Baptist University, USA Daniel Bennett, Eastern Kentucky University, USA Brian Calfano, Missouri State University, USA Kimberly H. Conger, Colorado State University, USA J. Tobin Grant, Southern Illinois University, USA James L. Guth, Furman University, USA Michael T. Heaney, University of Michigan, USA Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, USA Sandy H. Kim, Southern Illinois University, USA Mark J. Rozell, George Mason University, USA David Ryden, Hope College, USA Nilay Saiya, State University of New York, USA Robert Velez, Southern Illinois University, USA

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