Title Seeking the promised land : Mormons and American politics / David E. Campbell, University of Notre Dame ; John C. Green, University of Akron ; J. Quin Monson, Brigham Young University.

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New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	320.973 C187S	Check Shelf

Description	xiv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series	Cambridge studies in social theory, religion and politics
	Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
Contents	Meet the Mormons -- The sacred tabernacle : Mormons as an ethno-religious group -- A peculiar people? : Mormon religious distinctiveness -- Mormon political views : cohesive, Republican, and conservative -- A politically peculiar people -- Following the leader : Mormons' responsiveness to church leaders -- Assessing the saints : how Americans view Mormons -- A stained glass ceiling? : Mormon candidates and presidential campaigns -- How Mormonism affected Mitt; how Mitt has affected Mormonism -- Seeking the promised land.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	"Mormons have long had an outsized presence in American culture and politics, but they remain largely unknown to most Americans. Recent years have seen the political prominence of Mormons taken to a new level - including the presidential candidacy of Republican Mitt Romney, the prominent involvement of Mormons in the campaign for California's Proposition 8 (anti-gay marriage), and the ascendancy of Democrat Harry Reid to the position of Senate Majority Leader. This book provides the most thorough examination ever written of Mormons' place in the American political landscape - what Mormons are like politically and how non-Mormons respond to Mormon candidates. However, this is a book about more than Mormons. As a religious subculture in a pluralistic society, Mormons are a case study of how a religious group balances distinctiveness and assimilation - a question faced by all faiths"--Publisher's description.
Subject	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Political activity.
	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines.
	Latter Day Saint churches -- Political activity.
	Latter Day Saints -- Political activity -- United States.
	Christianity and politics -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	Christianity and politics -- United States.
	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (OCoLC)fst00549691
	Christianity and politics -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (OCoLC)fst02021038
	Christianity and politics. (OCoLC)fst00859736
	Mormons -- Political activity. (OCoLC)fst01026344
	Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
	Theology, Doctrinal. (OCoLC)fst01149617
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author	Green, John Clifford, 1953-
	Monson, J. Quin.
ISBN	9781107027978
	1107027977
	9781107662674 (paperback)
	1107662672 (paperback)
Standard No.	40023955476

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