{"product_id":"politics-in-the-pews-eric-mcdaniel-9780472050468","title":"Politics in the Pews: The Political Mobilization of Black Churches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePolitics in the Pews\u003c\/i\u003e probes the internal dynamics of political decision making within the Black church.\"\u003cbr\u003e---William E. Nelson, Jr., Research Professor, Department of African American and African Studies, Ohio State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Eric McDaniel demonstrates in his study of Black congregations in the U.S., a church's activism results from complex negotiations between the pastor and the congregation. The church's traditions, its institutional organization, and its cultural traditions influence the choice to make politics part of the church's mission. The needs of the local community and opportunities to vote, lobby, campaign, or protest are also significant factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy probing the dynamics of churches as social groups, McDaniel opens new perspectives on civil rights history and the evangelical politics of the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003ePolitics in the Pews\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to a clearer understanding of the forces that motivate any organization, religious or otherwise, to engage in politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric L. McDaniel is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric McDaniel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047205046X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472050468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2008 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009","brand":"Eric McDaniel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990193275135,"sku":"9780472050468","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceb40743-c9eb-4208-944e-3927d92c3574.jpg?v=1683303528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-in-the-pews-eric-mcdaniel-9780472050468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}