Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. One. Introduction 1
5. Two. The Religion of Conservative Christians A Return to the Reformation? 11
6. Three. Conservative Christians in American Politics 39
7. Four. The Politics of Conservative Christianity in Black and White 69
8. Five. Freedom, Inequality, and Conservative Christianity 76
9. Six. A Social Portrait of Conservative Christians 91
10. Seven. Conservative Christian Growth: Membership Begins at Home 103
11. Eight. Conservative Christians in the “Sexual Revolution” 113
12. Nine. The Conservative Christian Family and the “Feminist Revolution” 136
13. Ten. Happiness and Lifestyle among Conservative Christians 150
14. Eleven. The Pentecostals: Ultimate Conservative Christians 162
15. Twelve. Conservative Christians and Catholics: Too Estranged for Alliance 172
16. Thirteen. Conclusions 178
17. Appendix. Regression Results for Models of Vote and Party 184
18. Notes 189
19. References 199
20. Index 203