The Holy Vote
Inequality and Anxiety among White Evangelicals
$41.39
- Paperback
242 pages
- Release Date
6 April 2023
Summary
Through two years of ethnographic fieldwork at a megachurch, sociologist Sarah Diefendorf investigates the ways in which the evangelical church is working to grow during a time in which cultural shifts are leading young people to leave religion behind. In order to expand, the church has revisited topics long understood as external threats to the organization, such as feminism, gender equality, racial inclusivity, and queer life—topics Diefendorf classifies as the “imagined secular” in the min…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520355606 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0520355601 |
| Author: | Sarah Diefendorf |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 242 |
| Release Date: | 6 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“A keenly perceptive ethnographic study… . it should attract a wide range of readers, not just those interested in sociology of religion or White evangelicals, but anyone interested in the endurance of social inequalities.” * Social Forces *
“Diefendorf’s ethnographic research and writing bring refreshing depth and complexity to the White evangelical demographic bloc that aids in understanding the nuanced support that continues to bolster the Trump movement.” * Reading Religion *
“Students of American religion and the role religion plays in American political life should welcome this new addition.” * American Journal of Sociology *
“For decades, scholars have documented the role of religion in the American culture wars. In her latest book, Sarah Diefendorf makes a superb contribution to this line of work by chronicling how the members of a mostly white, evangelical megachurch located in the suburbs of Seattle negotiate their traditional beliefs in a rapidly changing society.” * Journal of Church and State *
Sarah Diefendorf
Sarah Diefendorf is a visiting scholar at Indiana University.
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