Politics in the Pews: The Political Mobilization of Black Churches (The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity) - Softcover

McDaniel, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047205046X ISBN 13: 9780472050468

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2008

Synopsis

"Politics in the Pews probes the internal dynamics of political decision making within the Black church."
---William E. Nelson, Jr., Research Professor, Department of African American and African Studies, Ohio State University

As Eric McDaniel demonstrates in his study of Black congregations in the U.S., a church's activism results from complex negotiations between the pastor and the congregation. The church's traditions, its institutional organization, and its cultural traditions influence the choice to make politics part of the church's mission. The needs of the local community and opportunities to vote, lobby, campaign, or protest are also significant factors.

By probing the dynamics of churches as social groups, McDaniel opens new perspectives on civil rights history and the evangelical politics of the twenty-first century. Politics in the Pews contributes to a clearer understanding of the forces that motivate any organization, religious or otherwise, to engage in politics.

Eric L. McDaniel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.

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About the Author

Eric L. McDaniel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047205046X
• ISBN 13: 9780472050468
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224