Political and religious identities of British evangelicals / Andrea C. Hatcher.
2017
BR115.P7 H363 2017eb
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Title
Political and religious identities of British evangelicals / Andrea C. Hatcher.
Author
Hatcher, Andrea C., author.
ISBN
9783319562827 (electronic book)
3319562827 (electronic book)
9783319562810
3319562819
3319562827 (electronic book)
9783319562810
3319562819
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
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BR115.P7 H363 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
269/.20941
261.7
261.7
Summary
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.-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The same, but different
Chapter 2. A view from the top
Chapter 3. Religious and political identities
Chapter 4. Political engagement
Chapter 5. Cultural engagement
Chapter 6. Toward an evangelical identity
Appendix A. Sample instrument for elite interviews
Appendix B. Survey for focus groups
Appendix C. Descriptive statistics of focus group participants
Index.
Chapter 2. A view from the top
Chapter 3. Religious and political identities
Chapter 4. Political engagement
Chapter 5. Cultural engagement
Chapter 6. Toward an evangelical identity
Appendix A. Sample instrument for elite interviews
Appendix B. Survey for focus groups
Appendix C. Descriptive statistics of focus group participants
Index.