Political Polarization and the Churches: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy and the Future of Christianity

Critics decry what they see as an odd association in the 2016 election of Donald Trump and evangelical Christians who emerged as his most reliable base of support. Yet President Trump's popularity among evangelicals is not as remarkable as it may seem given the often-paradoxical relationship be...

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Main Author: McDaniel, Charles A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Institute for Interdisciplinary Research [2018]
In: Journal of interdisciplinary studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 117-144
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Christians
B Evangelical Churches
B Religion & Politics
B United States
B EVANGELICAL churches & politics
B Polarization (Social sciences)
B Trump, Donald, 1946-

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