This collection of essays from a special issue of American Quarterly explores the complex and sometimes contradictory ways that religion matters in contemporary

From marriage equality, to gun control, to immigration reform and the threat of war, religion plays a fascinating and crucial part in our nation's political pro

There is a complex relationship between religiosity and secularism in the American experience. America is notable both for its strict institutional separation o

A broad view of the relationship between religion and politics in the US, accepting the mercurial nature of both as they are experienced and described rather th

How do religion and politics interact in America? How has that relationship changed over time? Why have American religious and political thought sometimes devel