Week 5: How Did We Get Here? Historical Context

Tuesday, September 23

  • Putnam, Robert and David Campbell. 2010. “Religiosity in America: Shock and Two Aftershocks.” In American Grace. New York: Simon & Schuster. (Chapter 4: pp. 91-133).

For class

  • Pew Research Center. 2024. “Most religious ‘nones’ align with Democrats; Protestants, Catholics tend toward the Republicans.” Report, April 5.

  • Pew Research Center. 2024. “The Changing Demographic Composition of Voters and Party Coalitions.” Report, April 7.

Thursday, September 25

  • Layman, Geoffrey. 2001. “Cultural Conflict in American Society and Politics.” In The Great Divide: Religious and Cultural Conflict in American Party Politics. New York: Columbia University Press. (Introduction.)

  • Layman, Geoffrey. 1997. “Religion and Political Behavior in the United States: The Impact of Beliefs, Affiliations, and Commitment From 1980 to 1994.” Public Opinion Quarterly 61(2): 288–316.

Deadline

Front end of congregational visit paper due Friday, September 26, at 11:59pm on Canvas