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The Bible and the Ballot Box

The Bible and the Ballot Box

Religion and Politics in the 1988 Election

EDITED BY
James L. Guth and John C. Green

First published 1991 by Westview Press, Inc.

Published 2019 by Routledge
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The Bible and the ballot box: religion and politics in the 1988
election / edited by James L. Guth and John C. Green.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8133-8183-5
1. Religion and politicsUnited States. 2. PresidentsUnited
StatesElection1988. 3. United StatesCongressElections,
1988. 4. United StatesReligion1960- . I. Guth, James L.
II. Green, John Clifford, 1953
BL2525.B53 1991
324.973'0927dc20 91-21681
CIP

ISBN 13: 978-0-367-29034-4 (hbk)

Dedicated to Cydelle Guth and Lynn Green

Contents

, Allen D. Hertzke

, Anne M. Hallum

, Mary T. Hanna

, Carl Lieberman

, James L. Guth, John C. Green, Corwin E. Smidt, and Margaret M. Poloma

, Tod A. Baker, Robert P. Steed, and Laurence W. Moreland

, John C. Green, James L. Guth, and Cleveland R. Fraser

, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Corwin E. Smidt, and Paul M. Kellstedt

, Clyde Wilcox

, Henry C. Kenski and William Lockwood

Lee Sigelman

, John C. Green and James L. Guth

Guide

1. Tables

Just three decades ago, the influence of religion in American politics seemed to be declining. After all, the first Roman Catholic had been elected to the White House, ecumenical unity was the watchword of the religious establishment, and science and technology dominated national thinking. Indeed, few observers in 1961 expected the dramatic events that were about to unfold: the involvement of black and white churches in the civil rights and anti-war movements, the Vatican II reforms in the Catholic Church, the rise of the Christian Right, and, eventually, a presidential campaign in which Baptist ministers mounted serious nomination campaigns in both major political parties.

Perhaps these events should not have been entirely unexpected. At a practical level, there was plenty of evidence that religious values, organizations, and identifications remained vital, despite conventional wisdom to the contrary. And at the level of theory, the secularizing tendencies of modern society were neither as strong nor as pervasive as generally assumed. Indeed, the connections between religion and politics were still important, although their character had changed along with American society. This lack of foresight prompts two related questions: first, what is the relationship between religion and politics at present, and second, how will this relationship develop in the future?

To answer these questions and many more besides, we have assembled this collection of original research on religion and politics in the 1988 campaign. These essays range from observations on the Jackson and Robertson campaigns ( we attempt to outline the general relationship between religion and politics in America, drawing on the evidence presented in the previous chapters. We hope that these efforts, however limited, will help contemporary observers better anticipate the future.

A collection of this kind requires the assistance of many people. First, we would like to express our gratitude to all the contributing authors for their cooperation and good will. Much of the data presented here came from surveys undertaken by the authors themselves, and we are pleased they chose to present their work in this forum. Other data came from surveys made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, including the 1988 American National Election Study and the Super Tuesday Survey, the ABC News 1988 General Election Exit Poll, the CBS/New York Times 1988 General Election Poll, and the Times Mirror 1987 Study of the American Electorate. We are pleased to acknowledge this assistance on behalf of the relevant authors. The American Political Science Association and the Lilly Endowment provided financial assistance for some of the research presented here. The Bliss Institute at the University of Akron and Furman University provided material assistance for the project itself.

Amy Eisenberg and the staff of Westview Press provided invaluable advice and assistance throughout the project, and Claude Stulting carefully edited the entire manuscript. We owe a very special thanks to Kimberly Haverkamp of the Bliss Institute, who mastered both the intricacies of word processors and the idiosyncrasies of college professors with great skill and good cheer. And to our spouses, to whom this volume is dedicated, we owe debts far too great for words.

James L. Guth
John C. Green

Tod A. Baker , professor of political science at The Citadel, has written on state party activists, with an emphasis on the Christian Right. He is coeditor of Political Parties in the Southern States (1990).

Cleveland R. Fraser , associate professor of political science at Furman University, is interested in American foreign policy and comparative politics. He has written most recently on the foreign policy views of campaign contributors.

John C. Green , director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and associate professor of political science at the University of Akron, has written on campaign finance and religion and politics. Most recently he has studied the 1988 Robertson campaign.

James L. Guth , professor and chair of the political science department at Furman University, has published on interest groups, campaign finance, and religion and politics. He is best known for his research on the Southern Baptist clergy.

Anne M. Hallum , assistant professor of political science at Stetson University, has written on the politics of the Presbyterian Church and American religious groups in Central America,

Mary T. Hanna , the Miles C. Moore Professor of Politics at Whitman College, has published on ethnic and religious influences in American politics and is author of Catholics and American Politics (1979).

Allen D. Hertzke , assistant director of the Carl Albert Center and assistant professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma, is author of Representing God in Washington (1988) and is writing a book on the Jackson and Robertson campaigns.

Lyman A. Kellstedt , professor of political science at Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), has written on evangelical Protestants in the mass public, including measurement issues and partisan realignment.

Paul M. Kellstedt is currently a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of Iowa. His research interests include the linkages between public opinion, government decisions, and social outcomes as well as religion and politics.

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