Evangelicals and Immigration

Provides one of the first balanced efforts written by social scientists for both a scholarly and Christian lay audience.
Delivers content that is rigorously grounded, offering original interviews, church data, and public opinion data analysis
Offers an historical overview of Christian activism and lay opinion on immigration in the US

Autorentext
Ruth M. Melkonian-Hoover is Chair and Professor of Political Science at Gordon College, Wenham, MA, USA.
**Lyman A. Kellstedt** is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Religion and the Politics of Immigration Reform.- 2. U.S. Immigration History, Laws, and Protestant Christian Responses.- 3. Immigration in the 2000s: Immigration Reform, Executive Orders, and Evangelical Leadership.- 4. Immigration Attitudes among American Religious Groups.- 5. The Evangelical Kaleidoscope: Racial/Ethnic Similarity and Difference.- 6. Religion Does Matter: Alternative Measures and Contextual Effects.- 7. Conclusion: Evangelical Christianity and Immigration Reform: What Comes Next?.