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Christian Century, Dec 23, 1998 by John C. Green, James L. Guth, Lyman A. Kellstedt, Corwin E. Smidt

For these reasons, the Religious Right in all its fractious diversity will be a strong force in 2000, when both the White House and Congress will be up for grabs. Will the movement's energy help preserve the political contours produced by the Republican earthquake of 19947 Or will infighting contribute to another aftershock? The 1998 elections make clear that either scenario is possible.

John C. Green is director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron; James L. Guth is professor of political science at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina; Lyman A. Kellstedt is professor of political science at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois; and Corwin E. Smidt is professor of political science at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.