Public Attitudes Toward Church and State

Using data from the Williamsburg Charter surveys, this book provides a portrait of public attitudes on church-state issues. It examines the social, religious and political sources of differences on issues, making comparisons among Protestants, Catholics, Jews and non-denominational others. Chapter 1 Religion, Politics, and the Constitution; Chapter 2 Religion and Politics: A Contested Public Space; Chapter 3 Abstract Views of Church—State Relations; Chapter 4 Concrete Views of Church—State Establishment; Chapter 5 Attitudes toward the Free Exercise of Religion; Chapter 6 Conclusion;