Recenze The New Republican Coalition

This book paints a fine picture of white evangelicals and recent Republican presidents. Drawing on previously unpublished interviews, survey data, and the literature on the presidency, it provides a balanced account of one of the newest and most loyal Republican presidential voting blocks. (John C. Green, The University of Akron) Bruce Nesmith has written a good summary and analysis of the leading issues related to religion and politics in the 1980's. He includes a descriptive background for these years. (Merlin Gustafson, Kansas State University) A well-written account of the rise, and the reasons for the rise, of conservative, white evangelicals in American politics. President Bush's defeat means that the battle over the soul of the Republican party will become more important and Nesmith examines important players and issues in that battle. (John S. Shockley, Western Illinois University) ...a good, succinct introduction to modern coalition politics and religion. (Robert H. Krapohl, Journal of Church and State) schovat popis