Wuthnow, Robert.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-464) and index.
- Piety on the plains. Abraham Lincoln in Kansas. Establishing a civic order. Public religion. Serving the community. Church expansion. Cooperation and competition — An evolving political style. Prairie politics. Populism and religious politics. Protesting against inequality. A divided party. Law and order. For the children — Redefining the heartland. Harvest of progress. Consolidation and expansion. Forward-looking initiatives. Church and state. Hunkering down. Fundamentalism and the Great Depression. Simian peasants. Novel movements — Quiet conservatism. Grassroots resentments verso the Senator from Pendergast. Hometown religion. I like Ike. A well-qualified Catholic — An era of restructuring. Stirrings on the right. From desegregation to Black Power. Nixon at Kansas State. Division in the churches — The religious right. Mobilization on the right. Government is the problem. The war in Wichita. Shifting the focus. Questioning evolution — Continuing the struggle. The churches and activist networks. Electing George W. Bush. Regulating abortion. The campaign against gay marriage. Evolution revisited. The death of Dr. Tiller. Swatches of purple.
Subjects:
- Religion and politics — Kansas — History.
- Kansas — Politics and government — History.
- Political culture — Kansas — History.
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