Religion and Politics: How Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Thread the Needle through Incongruent Positions

• In Event: Feminism, Sexuality, and Conservative Christianities: Navigating Complex Political Landscapes in the US, Brazil and Korea (Co-sponsored with Section 43: Race, Class, & Ethnicity and Section 72: Subfield: Comparative Politics)

Brief Overview

Religion may affect politics, and politics may affect religion, but what if they are pointing in opposite directions? Who changes their minds, in which direction do they do so, and how do people manage the dissonance when they hold to both?

Author

• Kyle L McWagner, University of California-Irvine