Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.
FREE delivery on orders over £10
Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK
with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies
Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used
by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools
Excellent 4.8 out of 5

Trustpilot

You now have 0 of this item in your basket

Sacramental Politics

Religious Worship as Political Action [Hardback]

by Brian Kaylor

Author
Brian Kaylor
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Published
October 2014

Read full description

Click to expand

Today's Price

£60.66

Save 13%

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

Enter the product quantity

Sacramental Politics

Today's Price £60.66

Frequently Bought Together

Sacramental Politics

by Brian Kaylor

Hardback

Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts

by James C. Scott

Paperback

Add both to basket for £72.53 and save £14.16

Product Description

Religion and politics have often been called taboo topics for polite dinner conversation, but in political campaigns and religious services, the two often mix. This book looks at how religious worship remains embedded with inherent political messages and behaviors, showing that conflicts between church and state exist not just in the public arena, but in each sanctuary and house of worship. To explore this religious-political tension, the book first examines more obvious examples of worship as political action, such as when candidates speak during church services or when political parties hold prayer services at party events. The initial analysis acts as a foundation for the idea of worship serving a political purpose, and is followed by analysis of non-partisan and less obvious political worship services. Religious sacraments (such as baptism, confirmation, communion/mass, and confession) function as key moments in which religious participants pledge allegiance to a power that resides outside Washington, D.C. or statehouses, thus highlighting the alternative political messages and space carved out through worship.