POLARIZATION? IDENTIFYING WHAT DIVIDES AND UNITES AMERICAN CATHOLICS
POLARIZATION? IDENTIFYING WHAT DIVIDES AND UNITES AMERICAN CATHOLICS
Author(s): Maureen K. DaySubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Electoral systems, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Центар за проучавање религије и верску толеранцију
Keywords: Catholic voting; polarization; Catholic polarization; religion and politics; Catholic civic engagement; American Catholicism
Summary/Abstract: Polarization among American Catholics has been a subject of both scholarly and media attention. Using a nationally representative survey of over 1500 Catholics, the first part of this article explores the extent to which race, gender, generation, and commitment to Catholicism shape polarization among Catholics; these different characteristics affect Catholics’ political and civic beliefs and practices to varying degrees. The second part of the article parses Catholics into their political party groupings – Democrat, Republican, and Independent – to determine the ways party affiliation affects Catholics’ understanding of non-political religious beliefs and practices. The analysis reveals that political divisions are evident among some of the Catholic subgroupings, but that theological unity nevertheless prevails across party lines.
Journal: Политикологија религије
- Issue Year: XVII/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 251-275
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English