Format:
164 Seiten
,
20 cm
ISBN:
9781469661179
Series Statement:
A Ferris and Ferris book
Content:
"The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral politics: Why do they claim morality while supporting politicians who act immorally by most Christian measures? In this clear-eyed, hard-hitting chronicle of American religion and politics, Anthea Butler answers that racism is at the core of conservative evangelical activism and power"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Introduction: Evangelical Racism: A Feature, Not a Bug -- The Racist Foundations of Evangelicalism in the Nineteenth Century -- Saving the Nation: Fervor, Fear, and Challenges to Jim Crow -- Whitewashing Racism and the Rise of the Religious Right -- How Firm a Foundation: A Twenty-First-Century Precipice Appears -- Conclusion: Whom Will You Serve?
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-4696-6118-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
USA
;
Christentum
;
Evangelikale Bewegung
;
Rassismus
;
Religionspolitik
