Week 6: How Religion Affects Politics

Monday, September 30

• Djupe, Paul A., and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2009. “A Theory of Religious Influences on Political Behavior.” In The Political Influence of Churches. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Introduction: pp 1-20.)

• Brewer, Mark D., Rogan Kersh, and R. Eric Petersen. 2003. “Assessing Conventional Wisdom about Religion and Politics: A Preliminary View from the Pews.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42(1): 125–36.

Wednesday, October 2

• Campbell, David E. 2004. “Acts of Faith: Churches and Political Engagement.” Political Behavior 26(2): 155–80.

Deadline

Front end of congregational visit paper due Friday, October 14 (updated), at 11:59pm on Canvas