Religion and Politics: The Contribution of Evangelicals to the Election of Donald Trump
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Religion has had a special place in the lives of Americans since the time of the colonization of the New World, as it helped build up the worldview that they are the chosen nation tasked with creating the "New Jerusalem" on the other side of the Atlantic and save the world. Despite the fact that the US constitution supports the separation of church and state, religion is nevertheless part of the political and cultural identity of the USA.
This paper will attempt to explore the influence of religion on the domestic political situation of the USA, focusing on the period of Donald Trump's administration. At the center of the research are the Evangelicals and the New Christian Right in order to examine how and to what extent they influenced the electoral contest in 2016 and the subsequent shaping of the political situation.
Keywords: USA, religion, Evangelicals, Trump administration, elections.
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Οικονόμου Δ. (2024). Religion and Politics: The Contribution of Evangelicals to the Election of Donald Trump. Science and Society: Journal of Political and Moral Theory, 44, 115–144. Retrieved from https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/sas/article/view/34050
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