Thy kingdom come : how the religious right distorts the faith and threatens America, an Evangelical's lament

Summary: Examines the involvement of evangelical Christianity in modern-day American partisan politics, criticizing the new generation of religious leaders who have corrupted the Christian faith on behalf of the Republican Party.

Item details

ISBN: 0465005195 :
ISBN: 9780465005192
Physical Description: print
xxviii, 242 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2006.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Bullies in the pulpit -- Strange bedfellows: the abortion myth, homosexuality, and the ruse of selective literalism -- Where have all the Baptists gone? : Roy's Rock, Roger Williams, and the First Amendment -- Deconstructing democracy: school vouchers, homeschooling, and the war on public education -- Creationism by design: the Religious Right's request for intellectual legitimacy --- Voices in the wilderness: Evangelicals and the environment -- Taking the country back -- Decoding the rhetoric of the Religious Right.

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Religious right United States
Evangelicalism United States History 20th century
Christianity and politics United States History 20th century
Conservatism Religious aspects Christianity Controversial literature
Conservatism United States History 20th century
Evangelikale Bewegung
Fundamentalismus
Staatskirchenrecht
Liberalismus
Kulturverfall
Neue Christliche Rechte
USA

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