edited by Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Toward a Fuller Understanding of Religion and Politics
--Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson

Part I: Moral Concerns

2 God and Gaming: Community Conflict over a Proposed Indian Casino in West Michigan
--James M. Penning & Andrew Storteboom

3 Sweet Land of Liberty: The Gay Marriage Amendment in Nevada
--David F. Damore, Ted G. Jelen, & Michael W. Bowers

4 Clergy and Controversy: A Study of Clergy and Gay Rights in Columbus, Ohio
--Paul A. Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel, & Anand Edward Sokhey

Part II: Social Justice

5 Religious Interests in Community Collaboration: The Quiet Fight for Health Care in South Omaha
--Sue E. S. Crawford

6 Homelessness, Ecumenism, and Politics in Racine, Wisconsin
--Laura R. Olson

Part III: Religion in the Public Square

7 Religious Interests and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday in Greenville, South Carolina
--James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Joshua Copeland, & Christine Rowland

8 Salt Lake City's Main Street Plaza Controversy
--J. Quin Monson & Kara L. Norman

Part IV: Race Relations

9 From Riots to Reconciliation: The Religious Interests Involved in Healing Cincinnati after Racial Unrest
--Anand Edward Sokhey

10 Unity in the Face of the Faceless: Clergy Opposition to the Ku Klux Klan in Northwest Arkansas
--Franklyn C. Niles

Conclusion

11 A Meditation on and Meta-analysis of the Public Presence of Religious Interests
--Paul A. Djupe & Laura R. Olson

Notes

References

About the Contributors

Index