Title

A Comparison of the Political Behavior of Faith-based and Secular Peace Groups

Authors

Ron Pagnucco, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1996

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Peace and Conflict Studies | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology

Abstract

Book description: Religion has long played a central role in many social and political movements. Solidarity in Poland, anti-apartheid in South Africa, Operation Rescue in the United States--each of these movements is driven by the energy and sustained by the commitment of many individuals and organizations whose ideologies are shaped and powered by religious faith. In many cases, religious resources and motives serve as crucial variables explaining the emergence of entire social movements. Despite the crucial role of religion in most societies, this religious activism remains largely uninvestigated. Disruptive Religion intends to fill this void by analyzing contemporary social movements which are driven by people and organizations of faith. Upon a firm base of empirical evidence, these essays also address many theoretical issues arising in the study of social movements and disruptive politics.

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Recommended Citation

Pagnucco, Ron. “A comparison of the political behavior of faith-based and secular peace groups.” In Disruptive Religion: The Force of Faith in Social-Movement Activism, edited by Christian Smith. New York: Routledge, 1996.