The sociology of contemporary religious behavior is vital to understanding a whole range of other social and political issues. The current deep division in contemporary American political and social life tracks the deep ideological divide between white conservative Christians and others (both white and nonwhite) so closely that it is almost impossible to intellectually suggest there is no relationship between the two. Contemporary sociology has assumed that American institutions (if not individuals) have become so secular that they are shielded from religious practices, in favor of organizing logics that are scientific, technical, and organizational in nature. What most sociologists missed were the roots of contemporary backlash against technocratic regimes in the white suburbs and small towns of America where conservative religious affiliations became aligned with a profoundly nativist, anti-intellectual populism.

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为什么我们不注意？日常生活中的宗教和政治

当代宗教行为的社会学对于理解一系列其他社会和政治问题至关重要。当前美国政治和社会生活中的深刻分歧与白人保守派基督徒与其他人（白人和非白人）之间的深刻意识形态分歧如此密切，以至于几乎不可能在智力上暗示两者之间没有关系。当代社会学假设美国机构（如果不是个人）已经变得如此世俗，以至于它们与宗教实践隔绝，而倾向于组织具有科学、技术和组织性质的逻辑。