Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson 
Religious Interests in Community Conflict [PDF ebook] 
Beyond the Culture Wars

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

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.