Battleground religion / edited by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-504) and index.

v. 1. A-G -- volume 2. H-Z.

Abortion -- Addiction and Recovery -- AIDS -- Aliens -- Amish -- Animal Sacrifice -- Animation as a New Medium -- Anti-Catholicism and American Politics -- Apocalypticism and Nuclear War -- Bible and Poverty -- Birth Control and Family Planning -- Brain Research -- Capitalism and Socialism Capital Punishment -- Catholic Hospitals and Birth Control -- Christian Zionism -- Civil Disobedience -- Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal in America -- Cloning -- Cosmology "Deep Ecology" and Radical Environmentalism -- Divorce -- Euthanasia -- Evangelical Christianity in America -- Evangelical Men's Movements -- Evangelicals and Environmentalism -- Evolution versus Creationism in Public Schools -- Female Subordination in Christian Thought -- Gambling and the Religious Conscience -- Genetic Manipulation -- Genocide -- Global Warming and Prosperity Theology -- Gospel of Prosperity -- Graphic Arts -- Health Reform Movements -- Higher Intelligence Animals -- Home Schooling -- Homosexuality -- Hutterites: Communal Living versus Individual Freedom -- Hucksterism -- Immigration -- Islamic Nationalism -- Jailhouse Conversions -- Jewish Presence in the Entertainment Industry -- Just War -- Liberation Theology -- Marketing Religion -- Marriage, Sexuality, and Celibacy -- Muslim Minorities in the West -- Nationalism, Militarism, and Religion -- Nation of Islam -- Native American Religious Freedom -- New Religions as Growth Industry -- Organ Transplants -- -- Personal Pacifism versus Political Violence -- Prayer in Public Schools -- Religion Publishing -- Religious Conversion -- Religious Diplomacy -- Religious Film -- Religious Symbols on Government Property -- Right-Wing Extremism -- Rock Music and Christian Ethics -- Same-Sex Marriage -- Sanctuary Movement -- School Funding -- Science Fiction -- Separation of Church and State -- Stem Cell Research -- Television -- Terrorism -- Universal Health Care as Religious Ethical Issue -- Vegetarianism as Religious Witness -- Western Cinema -- World Religion Aesthetics.

Is there a controversial issue in the contemporary world that does not involve religion? Whether it's a debate over the beginning of life, or on sexuality and family life, or on the stewardship of humans over the environment, almost all of the most contentious matters that impact today's society involve people's deeply held religious beliefs. Battleground: Religion helps clarify these complex topics by examining how various religious beliefs and practices impact current political, social, and cultural debates. Each of the approximately 100 entries examines a hot-button issue -- from war and peace to the culture wars -- and discusses, in a balanced and objective way, the points of view on these topics from all parts of the religious spectrum. Students will come away from Battleground: Religion with a better understanding of the issues that they will be encountering for years to come. Each entry includes a bibliography or resources for further information. - Publisher.