TY - BOOK AU - D'Antonio,William V. TI - Religion, politics, and polarization: how religiopolitical conflict is changing Congress and American democracy SN - 9781442221086 (electronic bk.) AV - JK1021 .D35 2013 U1 - 328.7309045 22 PY - 2013///] CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & LIttlefield Publishers KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Legislators KW - Religion and politics KW - Church and state KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Legislative Branch KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N2 - In Religion, Politics, and Polarization: How Religiopolitical Conflict are Changing Congress and American Democracy, three esteemed scholars trace the confluence of religion and party in the U.S. Congress over time. Drawing on forty years of congressional roll call votes as well as public opinion survey data, the book argues that the ideologies of both the Democratic and Republican parties are grounded in religious values and beliefs that strongly influence the voting patterns of party members. The authors examine several UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10717369 UR - http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1207434 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=588617 ER -