Religion s influence on public opinion, politics, and candidates has been widely discussed in political science for a generation. "God Talk "isthe first volume that uses experimental methodology to establish whether and how that influence works.Paul Djupe and Brian Calfano provide an unprecedented look at how religious cues, values, and identity-driven appeals impact candidate selection, trust, interest group support, and U.S. public opinion about tolerance, the environment, foreign policy, and related issues.By situating their disparate, randomly assigned interventions within the broader...

Religion s influence on public opinion, politics, and candidates has been widely discussed in political science for a generation. "God Talk "isthe first volume that uses experimental methodology to establish whether and how that influence works.Paul Djupe and Brian Calfano provide an unprecedented look at how religious cues, values, and identity-driven appeals impact candidate selection, trust, interest group support, and U.S. public opinion about tolerance, the environment, foreign policy, and related issues.By situating their disparate, randomly assigned interventions within the broader...

Clergy are pillars of local religious communities, and Roman Catholic priests are perhaps the quintessential examples of pastors functioning as political elites. The political science literature demonstrates that priests (indeed, clergy more generally) are well-positioned to influence the faithful, even if this influence is somewhat inconsistent. At their core, priests are opinion leaders and representatives of their church to both the faithful and their local communities. But exactly how Catholic priests determine the political acts and attitudes associated with their elite role remains a...

Identity. We all have one, although it's not always clear what creates and sustains it. Things become even more complex when considering the role that groups play in affecting how one sees her/his role in the political environment of their country of residence. Perhaps the greatest tension in this regard is felt by those who are often considered outsiders in their home country, despite significant ties to their nation in many cases. Brian Calfano provides an examination of the pressures faced by perhaps the ultimate social and political outsiders in many western nations, especially the United...