Evangelicals And Identity Politics
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Evangelicals And Identity Politics
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Author : Jacob Alan Cook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Evangelicals And Identity Politics written by Jacob Alan Cook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Calvinism categories.
This project is an inquiry into evangelical identity, particularly the identity politics of white, American evangelicals as played out both within the broader evangelical stream and in public. I focus my study through the “world-view” concept that has been a key instrument for generating an evangelical identity by analyzing three of its most powerful expositors: Abraham Kuyper, Harold John Ockenga, and Richard J. Mouw. Each of these figures has operationalized a world-view concept vis-à-vis the evangelical identity (in Kuyper’s case, the “Calvinist” identity as paradigmatic of true, evangelical Protestantism) for cultural engagement and sociopolitical transformation. Their attempts to both define, galvanize, and limit membership in the movement and take their views public with thin, publicly-available expressions like “as an evangelical” and “the biblical world-view” has made these terms the stuff of an evangelical identity politics. To date, evangelical scholarship on the world-view concept has focused primarily on cataloging its intellectual resources and rendering it increasingly serviceable in the consolidation of evangelical identity—over against threatening alternative world-views as well as the perceived breakdown of traditional sources of moral authority. Along the way, the language of world-view has been used intentionally and explicitly in ways ranging from naïve to authoritarian. Thus, it will not do to fixate on the concept while allowing the impulse that generates it to escape scrutiny. The world-viewing impulse, I contend, drives its evangelical devotees to narrate human lives in this world (including their own) in ways that warp Christian identity as a personal, social, and theological reality. I offer several kinds of tests (psychological, sociological, and theological) that dispute the adequacy of the world-viewing concept to the cases under study themselves and that demonstrate the potential such concepts hold for deceiving the world-viewing person or community and for facilitating deleterious uses of social power. The scale of this thinking and the unquestioned normativity of the world-viewing subject, I maintain, are functions of the racial logic (viz. whiteness) that pervades power structures in the modern West. When the highly-specified world-view of this or that white evangelical is allowed to pass as the logical extension of the Bible—synced up with God’s intended order for creation and merely identifying the moral structures of reality itself—the powerful world-viewer evades responsibility for what are, in fact, their own judgments. Furthermore, the typical way of framing these matters as epistemological in nature participates in a more fundamental problem: denying humans’ creatureliness and, thus, rejecting the manner of knowing and relating that is appropriate to humans as God’s creatures. Ultimately, in conversation with the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, I submit that proper, creaturely knowing is characterized by a sociality that encourages us to renounce our false world-view security and to hear the word of God in Christ calling us to discover others and ourselves in encounters powered by God’s gift of faith.
Political And Religious Identities Of British Evangelicals
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Author : Andrea C. Hatcher
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-07-19
Political And Religious Identities Of British Evangelicals written by Andrea C. Hatcher and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-19 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the paradoxical relationship between the religious and political behaviors of American and British Evangelicals, who exhibit nearly identical religious canon and practice, but sharply divergent political beliefs and action. Relying on interviews with British religious and political elites (journalists, MPs, activists, clergy) as well as focus groups in ten Evangelical congregations, this study reveals that British Evangelicals, unlike their American counterparts known for their extensive involvement in party politics, have no discernible ideological or partisan orientation, choosing to pursue their political interests through civic or social organizations rather than electoral influence. It goes further to show that many British Evangelicals shun the label itself for its negative political connotations and in-/out-group sensibility, and choose to focus on a broader social justice imperative rendered almost incoherent by a lack of group identity. Placing itself at the forefront of an incipient but growing segment of comparative research into the intersectionality of religion and politics, the work satisfies a lacuna of how the same religious tradition can act differently in public squares contextualized by political and cultural variables.
Political Religion And Religious Politics
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Author : David S. Gutterman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-14
Political Religion And Religious Politics written by David S. Gutterman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-14 with Political Science categories.
Profound demographic and cultural changes in American society over the last half century have unsettled conventional understandings of the relationship between religious and political identity. The "Protestant mainline" continues to shrink in numbers, as well as in cultural and political influence. The growing population of American Muslims seek both acceptance and a firmer footing within the nation’s cultural and political imagination. Debates over contraception, same-sex relationships, and "prosperity" preaching continue to roil the waters of American cultural politics. Perhaps most remarkably, the fastest-rising religious demographic in most public opinion surveys is "none," giving rise to a new demographic that Gutterman and Murphy name "Religious Independents." Even the evangelical movement, which powerfully re-entered American politics during the 1970s and 1980s and retains a strong foothold in the Republican Party, has undergone generational turnover and no longer represents a monolithic political bloc. Political Religion and Religious Politics:Navigating Identities in the United States explores the multifaceted implications of these developments by examining a series of contentious issues in contemporary American politics. Gutterman and Murphy take up the controversy over the "Ground Zero Mosque," the political and legal battles over the contraception mandate in the Affordable Health Care Act and the ensuing Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision, the national response to the Great Recession and the rise in economic inequality, and battles over the public school curricula, seizing on these divisive challenges as opportunities to illuminate the changing role of religion in American public life. Placing the current moment into historical perspective, and reflecting on the possible future of religion, politics, and cultural conflict in the United States, Gutterman and Murphy explore the cultural and political dynamics of evolving notions of national and religious identity. They argue that questions of religion are questions of identity -- personal, social, and political identity -- and that they function in many of the same ways as race, sex, gender, and ethnicity in the construction of personal meaning, the fostering of solidarity with others, and the conflict they can occasion in the political arena.
The Politics Of Evangelical Identity
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Author : Lydia Bean
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-12-13
The Politics Of Evangelical Identity written by Lydia Bean and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-13 with History categories.
Drawing on her groundbreaking research at evangelical churches near the U.S. border with Canada -- two in Buffalo, New York, and two in Hamilton, Ontario -- Lydia Bean compares how American and Canadian evangelicals talk about politics incongregational settings.
Religion Identity Politics Global Trends And Local Realities
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Author : Mathews Mathew
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2021-06-18
Religion Identity Politics Global Trends And Local Realities written by Mathews Mathew and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-18 with Political Science categories.
Discourse on fundamentalism has gained much attention in recent years, particularly in a post-9/11 context where extremist or terrorist threats are more prominent, perilous, and pervasive. This edited volume seeks to spotlight the perspectives of academics and practitioners vis-à-vis global trends in religious fundamentalism and right-wing extremism over the past decade. It presents a collection of works from notable academics and practitioners; including a selection of case studies from Asia to illustrate the contemporary interplay of religion, politics and identity; alongside broader global trends of religious fundamentalism.The chapters that follow attempt to trace the sources and factors that led to the dramatic rise in these powerful forces of faith, which influence societies and politics around the world. Together, they present a carefully curated narrative of the interplay of religion and identity politics globally and across Asia. The prevailing differences in demographics, history and the extent of ethno-religious diversity across country contexts are perused across each chapter, and the ensuing circumstances deliberated upon.As these circumstances change, the ways people interpret their identities, engage in politics, and navigate their religion will also evolve. How we manage the effects of religious fundamentalism must hence begin with an understanding of how religion, identity, and politics interact — and this is what the upcoming chapters seek to illustrate.
Immigrants Evangelicals And Politics In An Era Of Demographic Change
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Author : Janelle S. Wong
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2018-06-05
Immigrants Evangelicals And Politics In An Era Of Demographic Change written by Janelle S. Wong and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Political Science categories.
As immigration from Asia and Latin America reshapes the demographic composition of the U.S., some analysts have anticipated the decline of conservative white evangelicals’ influence in politics. Yet, Donald Trump captured a larger share of the white evangelical vote in the 2016 election than any candidate in the previous four presidential elections. Why has the political clout of white evangelicals persisted at a time of increased racial and ethnic diversity? In Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change, political scientist Janelle Wong examines a new generation of Asian American and Latino evangelicals and offers an account of why demographic change has not contributed to a political realignment. Asian Americans and Latinos currently constitute 13 percent of evangelicals, and their churches are among the largest, fastest growing organizations in their communities. While evangelical identity is associated with conservative politics, Wong draws from national surveys and interviews to show that non-white evangelicals express political attitudes that are significantly less conservative than those of their white counterparts. Black, Asian American, and Latino evangelicals are much more likely to support policies such as expanded immigration rights, increased taxation of the wealthy, and government interventions to slow climate change. As Wong argues, non-white evangelicals’ experiences as members of racial or ethnic minority groups often lead them to adopt more progressive political views compared to their white counterparts. However, despite their growth in numbers, non-white evangelicals—particularly Asian Americans and Latinos—are concentrated outside of swing states, have lower levels of political participation than white evangelicals, and are less likely to be targeted by political campaigns. As a result, white evangelicals dominate the evangelical policy agenda and are overrepresented at the polls. Also, many white evangelicals have adopted even more conservative political views in response to rapid demographic change, perceiving, for example, that discrimination against Christians now rivals discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities. Wong demonstrates that immigrant evangelicals are neither “natural” Republicans nor “natural” Democrats. By examining the changing demographics of the evangelical movement, Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change sheds light on an understudied constituency that has yet to find its political home.
Evangelicalism And National Identity In Ulster 1921 1998
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Author : Patrick Mitchel
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2003-10-30
Evangelicalism And National Identity In Ulster 1921 1998 written by Patrick Mitchel and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-30 with Religion categories.
Evangelical Protestantism in Ulster is the most influential and historically significant sector of Christianity in Northern Ireland. This innovative and controversial book explores different Evangelical responses to the declining fate of Ulster Unionism during the period from Partition in 1921 to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Focusing on how religious belief has interacted with national identity in a context of political conflict, it eschews a reductionist or purely historical approach to interpreting religion. Rather, using a combination of historical and theological material, Patrick Mitchel offers a critical assessment of how Evangelical identities in Ulster have embodied the religious beliefs and values to which they subscribe. Evangelical Protestantism is often associated only with the Orange Order and with the controversial figure of Ian Paisley. This book's fresh analysis of a spectrum of Evangelical opinion, including the frequently overlooked moderate Evangelicals, provides a more rounded picture that shows why and how Evangelical Christians in Ulster are deeply divided over politics, national identity, and the current Peace Process. Patrick Mitchel concludes with a critical assessment of the political and theological challenges facing different Evangelical identities in the context of identity conflict in Northern Ireland. This is an invaluable guide to understanding both the past and contemporary mindset of Ulster Protestantism.
Rock Of Ages
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Author : Jeremiah J. Castle
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-02
Rock Of Ages written by Jeremiah J. Castle and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-02 with Political Science categories.
Evangelicals and Republicans have been powerful—and active—allies in American politics since the 1970s. But as public opinions have changed, are young evangelicals’ political identities and attitudes on key issues changing too? And if so, why? In Rock of Ages, Jeremiah Castle answers these questions to understand their important implications for American politics and society. Castle develops his own theory of public opinion among young evangelicals to predict and explain their political attitudes and voting behavior. Relying on both survey data and his own interviews with evangelical college students, he shows that while some young evangelicals may be more liberal in their attitudes on some issues, most are just as firmly Republican, conservative, and pro-life on abortion as the previous generation. Rock of Ages considers not only what makes young evangelicals different from the previous generation, but also what that means for both the church and American politics.
Religion Of Fear
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Author : Jason C Bivins
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-08-29
Religion Of Fear written by Jason C Bivins and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-29 with Religion categories.
Conservative evangelicalism has transformed American politics, disseminating a sometimes fearful message not just through conventional channels, but through subcultures and alternate modes of communication. Within this world is a "Religion of Fear," a critical impulse that dramatizes cultural and political conflicts and issues in frightening ways that serve to contrast "orthodox" behaviors and beliefs with those linked to darkness, fear, and demonology. Jason Bivins offers close examinations of several popular evangelical cultural creations including the Left Behind novels, church-sponsored Halloween "Hell Houses," sensational comic books, especially those disseminated by Jack Chick, and anti-rock and -rap rhetoric and censorship. Bivins depicts these fascinating and often troubling phenomena in vivid (sometimes lurid) detail and shows how they seek to shape evangelical cultural identity. As the "Religion of Fear" has developed since the 1960s, Bivins sees its message moving from a place of relative marginality to one of prominence. What does it say about American public life that such ideas of fearful religion and violent politics have become normalized? Addressing this question, Bivins establishes links and resonances between the cultural politics of evangelical pop, the activism of the New Christian Right, and the political exhaustion facing American democracy. Religion of Fear is a significant contribution to our understanding of the new shapes of political religion in the United States, of American evangelicalism, of the relation of religion and the media, and the link between religious pop culture and politics.
The Godless Crusade
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Author : Tobias Cremer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-02-28
The Godless Crusade written by Tobias Cremer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-28 with Political Science categories.
This book postulates that the rise of right-wing populism in the West and its references to religion are less driven by a resurgence of religious fervour, than by the emergence of a new secular identity politics. Based on exclusive interviews with 116 populist leaders, key policy makers and faith leaders in the USA, Germany, and France, it shows how right-wing populists use Christianity as a cultural identity marker of the 'pure people' against external 'others' while often remaining disconnected from Christian values, beliefs, and institutions. However, right-wing populists' willingness and ability to employ religion in this way critically depends on the actions of mainstream party politicians and faith leaders. They can either legitimise right-wing populists' identitarian use of religion or challenge it, thereby cultivating 'religious immunity' against populist appeals. As the populist wave breaks across the West, a new debate about the role of religion in society has begun.