Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-214) and index.
Contents:
Public opinion among liberal young evangelicals. Part II. Trends in public opinion among young evangelicals -- Subcultural theory of public opinion among evangelicals -- Winds of change or still the same?: political identities and issue attitudes among young evangelicals -- Inside out or outside in: explaining change among young evangelicals -- Part II. Methods of understanding public opinion among young evangelicals -- How the evangelical subculture influences public opinion -- Testing subcultural immersion's impact on public opinion -- Public opinion among liberal young evangelicals.
Summary:
Evangelicals and Republicans have been powerful--and active--allies in American politics since the 1970s. But as public opinions have changed, are young evangelicals' political identities and attitudes on key issues changing too? And if so, why? In Rock of Ages, Jeremiah Castle answers these questions to understand their important implications for American politics and society. Castle develops his own theory of public opinion among young evangelicals to predict and explain their political attitudes and voting behavior. Relying on both survey data and his own interviews with evangelical college students, he shows that while some young evangelicals may be more liberal in their attitudes on some issues, most are just as firmly Republican, conservative, and pro-life on abortion as the previous generation. Rock of Ages considers not only what makes young evangelicals different from the previous generation, but also what that means for both the church and American politics.
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