Catholics and politics : the dynamic tension between faith and power / Kristin E. Heyer, Mark J. Rozell, Michael A. Genovese, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Kristin E. Heyer and Mark J. Rozell -- Pt. I. Catholic Leaders in U.S. Politics -- 1. The Politics of the U.S. Catholic Bishops: The Centrality of Abortion / Margaret Ross Sammon -- 2. Political Marriage of Convenience? The Evolution of the Conservative Catholic-Evangelical Alliance in the Republican Party / Mark J. Rozell -- 3. One Church, Many Messages: The Politics of the U.S. Catholic Clergy / Gregory A. Smith -- 4. Catholics in the Political Arena: How Faith Should Inform Catholic Voters and Politicians / Kristin E. Heyer -- Pt. II. The Catholic Public -- 5. Between Church, Party, and Conscience: Protecting Life and Promoting Social Justice among U.S. Catholics / Mark M. Gray and Mary E. Bendyna -- 6. The Myth of a Distinct Catholic Vote / Matthew J. Streb and Brian Frederick -- 7. Politics y la Iglesia: Attitudes toward the Role of Religion in Politics among Latino Catholics / Adrian Pantoja, Matthew Barreto and Richard Anderson -- Pt. III. Catholics and the Federal Government -- 8. Catholicism, Abortion, and the Emergence of the "Culture Wars" in the U.S. Congress, 1971-2006 / William V. D'Antonio, Steven A. Tuch and John Kenneth White -- 9. Catholics and the Supreme Court: From the "Catholic Seat" to the New Majority / Barbara A. Perry -- 10. White House Outreach to Catholics / Thomas J. Carty -- Pt. IV. International Policy and the Vatican -- 11. The United States-Vatican Relationship: "Parallel Endeavors for Peace," Competing Visions of Justice / Paul Christopher Manuel -- 12. Reforming the Vatican: The Tradition of Best Practices / Thomas J. Reese.