. . . a judicious blend of previously published materials and new scholarship, a book that will convince even the most skeptical observer that religion matters-and matters deeply-in American political attitudes and behaviorrrrr

Ken Wald, University of Florida

The scholarship displayed in this diverse collection of essays is first-rate, accessible to the general reader and sufficiently detailed enough to provide insight and testable hypotheses for researchers in this field.

Thomas Dowdy, Oklahoma Baptist University

An essential guide to the full comprehension of the multifaceted nature of Americans' political beliefs.

American Political Science Review

provides a rich resource for other scholars to mine and build a richer understanding of the phenomenon of the religious right than one can gain from journalists and scholars without the familiarity and research skills of the "gang of four."

Dennis McNutt, Pneuma: The Journal Of The Society For Pentacostal Studies

. . . a rich collection of essays tracing the influence of religion in American political life at the end of the Twentieth Century. The Gang of Four like the esteemed householder of the Gospel parable, has brought from its treasury both the new and theold.

Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University

. . . a rich collection of essays tracing the influence of religion in American political life at the end of the Twentieth Century. The "Gang of Four" liketheesteemed householder of the Gospel parable, has brought fromits "treasury both the new and the old."

Clarke E. Cochran, Texas Tech University