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The Culture of Conservative Christian Litigation

Hans J. Hacker

Over the past decade, conservative Christian public law firms have been some of the most active and aggressive litigators in the nation. Their efforts have impacted important policy areas including religion in the Public Square, school prayer, gay rights, 'family values' and abortion policy. But the Fundamentalist Christian/Evangelical social movement is not monolithic. In this probing and judicious work, Hacker explores and clarifies the influence of ideology on the goals and behavior of three leading conservative Christian law firms and how they differ in agendas and approach. He provides rich interview narratives that shed light on interest group behavior and how it is influenced by internal group characteristics.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 232 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-7425-3446-9 • Paperback • May 2005 • $55.00 • (£42.00)
Subjects: Religion / Institutions & Organizations, Religion / Christianity / General
Hans J. Hacker is assistant professor of political science and pre-law program advisor at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 The Culture of Conservative Christian Litigation
Chapter 3 A Place at the Table
Chapter 4 Working for Equal Access
Chapter 5 Wise as a Serpent and Innocent as a Lamb
Chapter 6 Good Lawyers, Good Christians
Chapter 7 Appendix: Table of Cases
Hans Hacker's descriptions of three litigating arms of the Religious Right will be invaluable for future researchers. His analytic framework, emphasizing the importance of variation in organizational commitments and religious ideology, provides important insights into these groups and into strategic litigation more broadly.
— Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School


Hans Hacker's book provides a fascinating look inside three Christian Right litigating organizations, demonstrating how their diverging legal strategies are influenced by the religious ideologies of each group. Drawing creatively from case description, quantitative analysis, and interview material, the book enriches the literature on interest group litigation and enhances our understanding of an important facet of the Christian Right.
— James L. Guth, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science, Furman University


Hacker has written an engaging book exploring the activities of organizations affiliated with the religious right. In analyzing their strategic attempts to influence policy through the courts, he makes a solid contribution to the literature on interest groups and the politics of litigation.
— Wayne McIntosh, Associate Professor, Department of Government & Politics, University of Maryland


Students of religion and politics, and those interested in interest-group behavior, will find this book useful. Summing up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
— Choice Reviews


Although we know much about the strategies and tactics of Christian conservative groups on electoral politics, we know much less about their involvement in the courts. This book provides an intriguing close-up view of three of the leading public law firms in the movement, and the way that their ideology, goals, and strategies intertwine. This book will be of interest to all students of the Christian Right, as well as those interested in the way that social movements use the Courts to achieve their policy aims.
— Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University


The Culture of Conservative Christian Litigation

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • Over the past decade, conservative Christian public law firms have been some of the most active and aggressive litigators in the nation. Their efforts have impacted important policy areas including religion in the Public Square, school prayer, gay rights, 'family values' and abortion policy. But the Fundamentalist Christian/Evangelical social movement is not monolithic. In this probing and judicious work, Hacker explores and clarifies the influence of ideology on the goals and behavior of three leading conservative Christian law firms and how they differ in agendas and approach. He provides rich interview narratives that shed light on interest group behavior and how it is influenced by internal group characteristics.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 232 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
    978-0-7425-3446-9 • Paperback • May 2005 • $55.00 • (£42.00)
    Subjects: Religion / Institutions & Organizations, Religion / Christianity / General
Author
Author
  • Hans J. Hacker is assistant professor of political science and pre-law program advisor at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Preface
    Chapter 2 The Culture of Conservative Christian Litigation
    Chapter 3 A Place at the Table
    Chapter 4 Working for Equal Access
    Chapter 5 Wise as a Serpent and Innocent as a Lamb
    Chapter 6 Good Lawyers, Good Christians
    Chapter 7 Appendix: Table of Cases
Reviews
Reviews
  • Hans Hacker's descriptions of three litigating arms of the Religious Right will be invaluable for future researchers. His analytic framework, emphasizing the importance of variation in organizational commitments and religious ideology, provides important insights into these groups and into strategic litigation more broadly.
    — Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School


    Hans Hacker's book provides a fascinating look inside three Christian Right litigating organizations, demonstrating how their diverging legal strategies are influenced by the religious ideologies of each group. Drawing creatively from case description, quantitative analysis, and interview material, the book enriches the literature on interest group litigation and enhances our understanding of an important facet of the Christian Right.
    — James L. Guth, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science, Furman University


    Hacker has written an engaging book exploring the activities of organizations affiliated with the religious right. In analyzing their strategic attempts to influence policy through the courts, he makes a solid contribution to the literature on interest groups and the politics of litigation.
    — Wayne McIntosh, Associate Professor, Department of Government & Politics, University of Maryland


    Students of religion and politics, and those interested in interest-group behavior, will find this book useful. Summing up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
    — Choice Reviews


    Although we know much about the strategies and tactics of Christian conservative groups on electoral politics, we know much less about their involvement in the courts. This book provides an intriguing close-up view of three of the leading public law firms in the movement, and the way that their ideology, goals, and strategies intertwine. This book will be of interest to all students of the Christian Right, as well as those interested in the way that social movements use the Courts to achieve their policy aims.
    — Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University


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