RELIGIOUS COALITIONS IN THE NEW CHRISTIAN RIGHT

Objective. The New Christian Right of the 1970s and 1980s largely fail ed to achieve its objectives because of its inability to build broad-b ased coalitions and effective grassroots organizations. The second com ing of the New Christian Right has attempted to avoid the particularis m that plagued the earlier incarnation. This paper examines whether th e Christian Right has succeeded in broadening its religious coalitions . Methods. The authors analyze data from surveys of Christian Right de legates to Republican party conventions. Results. The statistical patt erns show that a large percentage of participants from different ecume nical backgrounds are represented in the New Christian Right. This was less true in the first generation Christian rights groups. Conclusion s. Particularism is not a factor in explaining support for Christian R ight candidates.