An Agenda for Research on American Religion in Light of the 2016 Election

In the 2016 presidential election, Americans who shared core religious beliefs and salient religious identities, but who differed in racial identification, sharply diverged in their voting patterns. While media accounts emphasized a generic “evangelical” support for Mr. Trump, it was actually White...

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Main Author: Edgell, Penny 1963- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press [2017]
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-8
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