Religious Interests in Community Conflict

Paul A. Djupe (Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis) is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Denison University.Laura R. Olson (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clemson University.

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Toward a Fuller Understanding of Religion and Politics --Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson Part I: Moral Concerns 2 God and Gaming: Community Conflict over a Proposed Indian Casino in West Michigan --James M. Penning & Andrew Storteboom 3 Sweet Land of Liberty: The Gay Marriage Amendment in Nevada --David F. Damore, Ted G. Jelen, & Michael W. Bowers 4 Clergy and Controversy: A Study of Clergy and Gay Rights in Columbus, Ohio --Paul A. Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel, & Anand Edward Sokhey Part II: Social Justice 5 Religious Interests in Community Collaboration: The Quiet Fight for Health Care in South Omaha --Sue E. S. Crawford 6 Homelessness, Ecumenism, and Politics in Racine, Wisconsin --Laura R. Olson Part III: Religion in the Public Square 7 Religious Interests and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday in Greenville, South Carolina --James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Joshua Copeland, & Christine Rowland 8 Salt Lake City's Main Street Plaza Controversy --J. Quin Monson & Kara L. Norman Part IV: Race Relations 9 From Riots to Reconciliation: The Religious Interests Involved in Healing Cincinnati after Racial Unrest --Anand Edward Sokhey 10 Unity in the Face of the Faceless: Clergy Opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in Northwest Arkansas --Franklyn C. Niles Conclusion 11 A Meditation on and Meta-analysis of the Public Presence of Religious Interests --Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson Notes References About the Contributors Index

Students of religion and politics, as well as those interested in local political activities and community action, will benefit from this book... Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through practitioners. -- CHOICE