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The Presidential Other: Religious Minorities and Presidential Politics
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Sowards, Matthew D.
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Year and Degree
2011, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Political Science (Arts and Sciences).
Abstract
Religion matters in presidential politics. In order to be successful a candidate seemingly has to be able to openly discuss faith and understand the political definitions of moral values in the public sphere. This thesis will show through two case studies the pervasiveness of the “Catholic Question” of the twentieth century. A third case study shows the importance of understanding political definitions of religion in order to effectively communicate a candidates values to voters. These case studies are then applied to members of contemporary minority religions as a way of illustrating the continued importance of religion in presidential politics. The findings show that religion remains a component in voters selection of a presidential candidate.
Committee
Michael Burton, PhD (Committee Chair)
DeLysa Burnier, PhD (Committee Member)
Barry Tadlock, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
82 p.
Subject Headings
Political Science
Keywords
Religious Other
;
John F. Kennedy
;
Al Smith
;
John F. Kerry
;
The Catholic Question
;
Religious Minorities
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Sowards, M. D. (2011).
The Presidential Other: Religious Minorities and Presidential Politics
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1314637222
APA Style (7th edition)
Sowards, Matthew.
The Presidential Other: Religious Minorities and Presidential Politics.
2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1314637222.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Sowards, Matthew. "The Presidential Other: Religious Minorities and Presidential Politics." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1314637222
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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