Christian America?: What Evangelicals Really Want

In recent decades Protestant evangelicalism has become a conspicuous and—to many Americans, worrisome—part of this country's cultural and political landscape. But just how unified is the supposed constituency of the Christian Coalition? And who exactly are the people the Christian Right claims to represent? In the most extensive study of American evangelicals ever conducted, Christian Smith explores the beliefs, values, commitments, and goals of the ordinary men and women who make up this o...