George W. Bush's religiosity has invited much analysis and controversy about the impact of religion on government. This collection of leading scholars' essays first examines the impact of various religions voting groups on the 2004 presidential campaign, and then reviews and assesses the impact of religion on the policies of the Bush presidency.

Autorentext
MARK J. ROZELL is Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, Virginia, USA.

GLEAVES WHITNEY is Director, Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Grand Valley State University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Religion and the Bush Presidency; M.J.Rozell Bush and the Christian Right: The Triumph of Pragmatism; M.J.Rozell PART I: RELIGION AND THE 2004 ELECTION What Does the Lord Require?: Evangelicals and the 2004 Presidential Vote; C.Smidt, J.C.Green, L.Kellstedt & J.Guth Catholics and the Politics of Change: The Presidential Campaigns of Two JFKs; J.K.White & W.D'Antonio The Mainline Protestant Vote; L.R.Olson & A.L.Warber The Politics of the Religious Minorities' Vote in the 2004 Elections; P.A.Djupe, E.McDaniel & J.R.Neiheisel PART II: RELIGION AND THE POLICIES OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION Keeping the Charge: George W. Bush, the Christian Right, and the New Vital Center of American Politics; J.W.Wells & D.B.Cohen The Politics of Faith-Based Initiatives; A.Black & D.Koopman Buying Black Votes?: The GOP's Faith-Based Initiative; M.K.Fauntroy Life Issues: Abortion, Stem Cell Research, and the Case of Terry Schiavo; T.G.Jelen Evangelical Internationalists and U.S. Foreign Policy during the Bush Administration; K.R.den Dulk President George W. Bush and Judicial Restraint: Accommodating Religion; N.T.Kasniunas & J.E.Rossotti