1998 APSA PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

SECTION 33: RELIGION AND POLITICS

Program Chair: Michael Lienesch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • PANEL 33-1 RELIGION AND CIVIL RELIGION IN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

    • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1:30 - 3:15 PM

    Chair: Philip Abbott, Wayne State University

  • Papers: "The Holy Spirit in American Political Thought: An Introduction"
  • Christopher M. Duncan, Mississippi State University

    • "The Civil Religion of the Rev. John Witherspoon"

  • Jeffry H. Morrison, Georgetown University

    • "Benjamin Franklin and the Role of Religion in Governing Democracy"

  • Howard Lubert, Alma College

    • "Liberalizing Religious Orthodoxy:? Civil Religion in Tocqueville's Account of the American Republic"

  • James M. Sloat, Dickinson College
  • Discussants: Bob Fitrakis, Columbus Community College

    Sanford H. Kessler, North Carolina State University

    PANEL 33-2 CHURCHES, CLERGY AND POLITICS: THE RELEVANCE OF CHURCHES AS POLITICAL CONTEXTS

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    • *** NEW TIME: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1:30 - 3:15 PM

    (Time changed after Preliminary Program printed in PS)

  • Chair: Michael Lienesch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Papers: "No Hoops: An Integrative Theory of Parishioner Attitude Formation"

  • Christopher P. Gilbert, Gustavus Adolphus College

    • "The Intersection of Religious Tradition and Political Participation: Variations on a Congregational Theme"

  • Paul A. Djupe, University of St. Thomas

    J. Tobin Grant, Ohio State University

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    • "Women Clergy in Politics: Resources and Incentives"

  • Laura R. Olson, Clemson University

    Sue E.S. Crawford , Creighton University

    Melissa Deckman Fallon, American University

    Christi Braun, Creighton University

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    • "The Religious Community's Participation in Welfare Reform: A Comparative Case Study"

  • David K. Ryden, Hope College
  • Discussants: Stuart A. Lilie, University of Central Florida

    James L. Guth, Furman University

    PANEL 33-3 CATHOLICISM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

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    • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

  • Chair: Joel Fetzer, Central Michigan University
  • Papers: "The Catholic Church as a Transnational Actor"
  • Mary Segers, Rutgers University, Newark

    • "Catholic Political Behavior in the United States: An Overview and Research Agenda"

  • Mary Bedyna, Georgetown University

    Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

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    • "Religion and Irish Politics"

  • Michele Dillon, Yale University

    • "The Catholic Church and Democracy in South America: Challenges and Opportunities"

  • Anthony Gill, University of Washington
  • Discussants: Christopher Soper, Pepperdine University

    Joel Fetzer, Central Michigan University

    PANEL 33-4 RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC MORALITY: A ROUNDTABLE ON ALAN WOLFE'S THE MIDDLE CLASS MORALITY PROJECT

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    • (Co-sponsored with Section 3, Normative Political Theory)

    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 8:45 - 10:30 AM

    Chair: Stephen Macedo, Syracuse University

  • Participants: E. J. Dionne, Brookings Institution

    • Barry Alan Shain, Colgate University

  • Alan Wolfe, Boston University

    Jean Bethke Elshtain, University of Chicago

    PANEL 33-5 RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE NEAR AND FAR EAST

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    • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1:30 - 3:15 PM

  • Chair: Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University
  • Papers: "The Religious Dimensions of Israeli Political Life"
  • Kenneth D. Wald, University of Florida

    • "Religion and Politics in India"

  • Sunil Sahu, DePauw University

    • "Heaven or Earth: The Iranian Islamic Republic's Dilemma"

  • Sussan Siavoshi, Trinity University

    • "Religion, Politics, and Development: Social Capital in Tunisia and Egypt"

  • Steve J. King, Georgetown University

    • Discussant: Mehran Tamadonfar, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

    PANEL 33-6 NEW HORIZONS FOR CHRISTIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE

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    • (Co-Sponsored with Christians in Political Science)

    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 8:45 - 10:30 AM

  • Chair: Kenneth Craycraft, St. Mary's University

    Papers: "At the Table? Toward an 'Anabaptist' Political Science"

  • Thomas Heilke, University of Kansas

    • "Ecclesiocentrism: New Directions for Christian Political Thought"

  • Ashley Woodiwiss, Wheaton College

    • "Taking Ecclesiology Seriously: Religious Institutions and Health Care Policy"

  • Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University

    • "From World Views to Research Programs: A Research Agenda for Christian Political Science"

  • Michael K. LeRoy, Wheaton College

    • Discussant: Kenneth Craycraft, St. Mary's University

    PANEL 33-7 RECENT RESEARCH ON THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT

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    • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 3:30 - 5:15 PM

  • Chair: Matthew C. Moen, University of Maine
  • Papers: "Cracks in the Christian Coalition: Support for Major-Party Presidential Candidates Across Religious Traditions"
  • James Paul Old, University of Notre Dame

    • "Catholics and the Christian Right"

  • Mary Bedyna, Georgetown University

    Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University

    John C. Green, University of Akron

    Mark J. Rozell, American University

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    • "No Respect of Persons:? The Racial Attitudes of the Christian Right"

  • Allison Calhoun-Brown, Georgia State University

    • "The Feminist Debate in the Evangelical Community"

  • Debbie Daniels, Metropolitan State University
  • Discussants: Duane M. Oldfield, Knox College

    James M. Penning, Calvin College

    PANEL 33-8 RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND THE COURTS

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    • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Chair: Dan Dreisbach, American University

    Papers: "Substantive Neutrality as a Basis for Free-Exercise-No Establishment Common Ground"

  • Stephen V. Monsma, Pepperdine University

    • "Between the Sherbert Test and the Smith Rule: Are There Other Options?"

  • Tim Gordinier, State University of New York at Albany

    • "Belief and the Construction of Pluralisms by the U.S. Supreme Court"

  • Ken I. Kersch, Cornell University

    • "Over the Wall: Protecting Religious Expression in the Public Sphere"

  • Frank Gulizza III, Weber State University
  • Discussants: Jeff Polet, Malone College

    Larry Chappell, Mississippi Valley State University

    PANEL 33-9 RELIGION AT THE POLLS

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    • (Co-Sponsored with Section 36, Elections and Voting)

    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 8:45 - 10:30 AM

  • Chair: David C. Leege, University of Notre Dame

    Papers: "The Issue Evolution of American Evangelicals: Liberal or Conservative?"

  • Daniel J. B. Hofrenning, St. Olaf College

    • "Seculars and Political Behavior: The Neglected Segment of the U.S. Population"

  • Lyman Kellstedt and Nathan Kelly, Wheaton College

    • "Built on Rock or Sand? The Stability of Religiosity, Political Attitudes, and Vote Choice"

  • John Sides, University of California, Berkeley

    • "The Impact of the Christian Fundamentalist Symbol on Party Coalitions: A Reference Group Theory Approach"

  • Louis Bolce and Gerald DeMaio, Baruch College/City University of New York

    • Discussants: Geoffrey C. Layman, Vanderbilt University

    David C. Leege, University of Notre Dame

    PANEL 33-10 RELIGION AND POLITICS: COMPARING CANADA

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    • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 3:30 - 5:15 PM

  • Chair: George Moyser, University of Vermont
  • Papers: "Religion and Social Capital in the United States and Canada"
  • Corwin Smidt, Calvin College

    • "Religion and Partisan Preference in Canada"

  • James L. Guth and Cleveland R. Fraser, Furman University

    • "Comparative Evangelical Politics: An Organizational Analysis"

  • Dennis R. Hoover, Berry College
  • Discussants: Daniel J. O'Neill, University of Arizona

    Linda White, University of Toronto

    PANEL 33-11 RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: THEORETICAL APPROACHES

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    • (Conference Theme Panel) (Co-Sponsored with Christians in Political Science)

    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1:30 - 3:15 PM

  • Chair: John R. Pottenger, University of Alabama-Huntsville
  • Papers: "Post-Protestant America? Hegelian Reflections on the History and Theology of Religious Establishment"
  • Eldon Eisenach, University of Tulsa

    • "Selves in Relation: Theories of Community and the Imago Dei Doctrine"

  • Paul A. Brink, University of Notre Dame

    • "Niebuhr and Community"

  • Patricia Stein Wrightson, Georgetown University

    • "How Ought Liberal Democracies to Treat Theocratic Communities?"

  • Lucas A. Swaine, Brown University

    • Discussant: Louis E. Howe, State University of West Georgia

    PANEL 33-12 CONSTRUCTING COMMUNITY: ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES

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    • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 8:45 - 10:30 AM

  • Chair: Steve J. King, Georgetown University
  • Papers: "Toward a Theory of Democratic Islam"
  • Sonia Alianak, University of Texas-Pan American

    • "The Social Construction of Political Islam"

  • Amine Tehami, Universite de Montreal

    • "The Degrees of Islamic Religiosity and Their Political Consequences"

  • Monte Palmer, Florida State University

    Hilal Khashan, American University of Beirut

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    • "The Development of Islamic Capital in Turkey"

  • S. Dogan Koyluoglu, Eastern Michigan University
  • Discussants: Mohamed Nimer, Council on American-Islamic Relations

    Mamoun Fandy, Georgetown University

    PANEL 33-13 VATICAN POLITICS IN THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS

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    • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 8:45 - 10:30 AM

  • Chair: Eric O. Hanson, Santa Clara University

    Papers: "John Paul II, Social Justice, and Democracy"

  • King Mott, Seton Hall University

    • "The Holy See in International Law and as a Transnational Actor"

  • Robert Shelledy, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    • "Diplomatic Missions at the Holy See"

  • Edward J. Cleary, Providence College

    • "Roman Catholicism, Christian Democracy, and the Founding of the European Communities"

  • Brent F. Nelsen, Furman University
  • Discussants: J. Bryan Hehir, Harvard University

    Eric O. Hanson, Santa Clara University

    PANEL 33-14 COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON RELIGION AND POLITICS

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    • (Conference Theme Panel)

    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Chair: Gretchen Casper, Texas A&M University

    Papers: "Orders From God? Comparing the Leadership Strategies of Religious Nationalists"

  • Heidi Elizabeth Rutz, University of California, Los Angeles

    • "Orangeism and Community in Northern Ireland"

  • Guillermo De Los Reyes and Paul Rich, University of the Americas

    • "Clash of Communities in Afghanistan: The Taliban and Their Impact on National Unity"

  • Larry P. Goodson, American University in Cairo

    • "Political Contexts and Religious Identities: The Rise and Fall of Liberation Theology in South Africa"

  • Tristan Anne Borer, Connecticut College
  • Discussant: Gretchen Casper, Texas A&M University

    • RELIGION AND POLITICS POSTERS

    Check the APSA Final Program for dates and times when these posters will be displayed.

    I. AMERICAN POLITICS

  • "Soldiers and Seminarians: Preparing the Next Generation for the Culture Wars"
  • Robert F. Hahn II, US Army/St. Leo College

    • "Nesta Webster and the Reverend 'Pat' Robertson: Conspiracy Theory and the American Mainstream"

  • Martha F. Lee, University of Windsor

    • "Witnessing Together: Ecumenical Grassroots Activism and the Revitalization of Community in the Inner City of Columbus, Ohio"

  • Suzanne M. Marilley, Capital University

    • "Measuring Religious Commitment: An Evaluation of Standard Religious Commitment Survey Items"

  • J. Tobin Grant, Stephen T. Mockabee, and Quin Monson, Ohio State University

    • "The Missouri Mormon War: Anatomy of a Frontier Conflict"

  • Stephen Owen, University of Missouri-St. Louis

    • "Reconciliation Politics: Conservative Evangelicals and the New Race Discourse"

  • Nancy Wadsworth, New School for Social Research

    • "Rethinking the University Community: The Constitutionality of Mandatory Student Fees"

  • Pamela Van Zwaluwenburg and Jennifer L. Pelly, Miami University

    • II. COMPARATIVE POLITICS

  • "Community, Communities, and Politics: The Case of Catholic Youth in Northern Ireland"
  • Siobhan McEvoy, Butler University

    • III. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  • "Who Is a Jew? The American Jewish Community in Conflict with Israel"
  • Nicole E. Brackman, Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America

    • RELIGION AND POLITICS POSTERS (continued)

    IV. POLITICAL THEORY

  • "Luther and Calvin on the Religious Lobby Advocacy Explosion: The Role of Church and State Then and Now"
  • Scott E. Buchanan, University of Oklahoma

    Craig A. Williams, Carl Albert Center

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    • "Nietzsche's Redemption of Christianity in the Genealogy of Morals"

  • Kevin Costa, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    • "The Clash of Fundamentalisms and the End of History? Can Religions Still Live in Community With Others"

  • John von Heyking, University of Notre Dame