Book contents
- Secular Surge
- Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion, and Politics
- Secular Surge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- A Closer Look
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Secular Surge
- 2 America the Secular
- 3 Public Secularism
- 4 Secularism and Civic Engagement
- 5 Secularism and Political Attitudes
- 6 Nonreligiosity and Backlash Politics
- 7 Secularism and Party Politics
- 8 Secularism and the Democrats
- 9 Nonreligiosity and the Republicans
- 10 Secularism on the Stump
- 11 Beyond the Secular Surge
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Secularism and the Democrats
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2021
- Secular Surge
- Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion, and Politics
- Secular Surge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- A Closer Look
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Secular Surge
- 2 America the Secular
- 3 Public Secularism
- 4 Secularism and Civic Engagement
- 5 Secularism and Political Attitudes
- 6 Nonreligiosity and Backlash Politics
- 7 Secularism and Party Politics
- 8 Secularism and the Democrats
- 9 Nonreligiosity and the Republicans
- 10 Secularism on the Stump
- 11 Beyond the Secular Surge
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Demonstrates that secularism can also lead to intraparty tension among Democrats. While many grassroots activists within the Democratic Party are highly secular (and predominantly white and upper status), the party also has a large contingent of Religionist activists (who are predominantly African American, Latino, and working class). Not only do these two groups of activists have different worldviews, they often disagree on both policy and strategy. Secularists are farther to the left, and more interested in ideological purity than compromise. In short, there is potentially a secular storm brewing within the Democratic coalition.
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- Secular SurgeA New Fault Line in American Politics, pp. 152 - 165Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020