God and Politics

Books probe God factor in U.S. politics

RNS' Daniel Burke examines several soon-to-be published books which examine the nexus of religion and U.S. politics in this week's full-text RNS article, linked above.

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Like Gushee, Florida megachurch pastor Joel Hunter, in his book, "A New Kind of Conservative," says it's time for evangelicals to focus on issues beyond abortion and homosexuality.

Hunter offers seven reasons why "the current strategy of the Religious Right" fails to resonate with conservative Christians, including personal attacks, too much emphasis on "below the belt" issues, a focus on political wins rather than spiritual results and a lack of intellectual heft.