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Author : Matthew C. Moen
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000060346681
Author : Matthew C. Moen
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025383269
This book chronicles and analyzes the remarkable changes that occurred in the Christian Right from its emergence in the late 1970s through the 1980s.
Author : Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429974533
They have money, influence, power - and they turn out to vote. "They" are groups like Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, and Concerned Women for America (all parts of the Christian Right. But, are they a serious threat to religious liberty, bent on creating a theocratic state, or the last defenders of religion and family values in America). Bringing the story of the religious right up to the Obama administration, this revised fourth edition explores the history of the movement in twentieth and early twenty-first century American politics. The authors review the expansion of the Christian Right through George W. Bush's second administration and evaluate how the religious right fared in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Although figureheads of the religious right remain in the news, their power in Washington may be declining, and the authors consider the fate of the religious right under the Obama administration. Examining how the religious right both does and does not fit into the proper role of religious groups in American politics, Onward Christian Soldiers? is an essential addition to the Dilemmas in American Politics series.
Author : John C. Green,Mark J. Rozell,Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1589014294
From the first rumblings of the Moral Majority over twenty years ago, the Christian Right has been marshalling its forces and maneuvering its troops in an effort to re-shape the landscape of American politics. It has fascinated social scientists and journalists as the first right-wing social movement in postwar America to achieve significant political and popular support, and it has repeatedly defied those who would step up to write its obituary. In 2000, while many touted the demise of the Christian Coalition, the broader undercurrents of the movement were instrumental in helping George W. Bush win the GOP nomination and the White House. Bush repaid that swell of support by choosing Senator John Ashcroft, once the movement's favored presidential candidate, as attorney general. The Christian Right in American Politics, under the direction of three of the nation's leading scholars in the field of religion and politics, recognizing the movement as a force still to be reckoned with, undertakes the important task of making an historical analysis of the Christian Right in state politics during its heyday, 1980 to the millennium. Its twelve chapters, written by outstanding scholars, review the impact and influence of the Christian Right in those states where it has had its most significant presence: South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado, California, Maine, and Oregon and Washington. Since 1980, scholars have learned a good deal about the social characteristics, religious doctrine, and political beliefs of activists in and supporters of the Christian Right in these states, and each contribution is based on rigorous, dispassionate scholarship. The writers explore the gains and losses of the movement as it attempts to re-shape political landscapes. More precisely, they provide in-depth descriptions of the resources, organizations, and the group ecologies in which the Christian Right operates-the distinct elements that drove the movement forward. As the editors state, "the Christian Right has been engaged in a long and torturous 'march toward the millennium,' from outsider status into the thick of American politics." Those formative years, 1980-2000, are essential for any understanding of this uniquely American social movement. This rigorous analysis over many states and many elections provides the clearest picture yet of the goals, tactics, and hopes of the Christian Right in America.
Author : Doris Buss
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0816642087
With little fanfare and profound effect, "family values" have gone global, and the influence of the Christian Right is increasingly felt internationally. This is the first comprehensive study of the Christian Right's global reach and its impact on international law and politics. Doris Buss and Didi Herman explore tensions, contradictions, victories, and defeats for the Christian Right's global project, particularly in the United Nations. The authors consult Christian Right materials, from pamphlets to novels; conduct interviews with people in the movement; and provide a firsthand account of the World Congress of Families II in 1999, a key event in formulating Christian Right global policy and strategy. The result is a detailed look at a new global player--its campaigns against women's rights, population policy, and gay and lesbian rights; its efforts to build an alliance of orthodox faiths with non-Christians; and the tensions and strains as it seeks to negotiate a role for conservative Christianity in a changing global order.
Author : Andrew R. Lewis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108417709
Explains how abortion politics influenced a fundamental shift in conservative Christian politics, teaching conservatives to embrace rights arguments.
Author : Patrick Hynes
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781418525743
Political consultant and commentator Patrick Hynes dispels common stereotypes and misapprehensions about the most powerful political constituency in the country while undertaking the most exhaustive effort yet to define what the Religious Right is, what its members believe, and why they are right.
Author : Mohd Afandi Salleh
Publisher : Airlangga University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9786024731663
This book is about the role of the Christian Right in the US foreign policy decision making process. It reveals that the Christian Right has long been fascinated with some international issues in general and US foreign policy in particular. The interest of the movement in international issues increased markedly during the George W. Bush administration (2000–2009). During this period, the movement successfully widened its activism from domestic social conservative issues to foreign policy issues by participating in, articulating and lobbying for its religious version of American foreign policy. In assessing the role of the Christian Right in US foreign policy making, this dissertation examines aspects of US foreign policy, namely Israel, international religious freedom and global humanitarianism. Based on these three aspects, the Christian Right is seen as skilled in framing and defining issues. The Christian Right seems effective in selecting and prioritizing international issues that have a reasonable chance of being picked up on by foreign policy decision makers, especially in Congress. Moreover, the Christian Right has shown its maturity in seeking engagement and cooperation with other organizations, regardless of whether they are secular or religious, to advance its international goals. Finally, in pursuing and conveying its international agenda, the Christian Right has adopted a more moderate and mundane approach. Instead of using its traditional religious rhetoric, the Christian Right has successfully projected its foreign policy preferences into the conventional realist discourse of American foreign policy that was largely based on the objective of national interest and national security.
Author : Matthew C. Moen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608095842
Author : Clyde Wilcox,Carin Robinson
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015063353430
Focusing on groups, such as the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, and the religious right, this book tells us who they are, what their history has been in twentieth-century American politics, and how they might organize themselves for future political effectiveness.
Author : Nils Schnelle
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640282296
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: USA, grade: 1,50, Catholic University Eichst tt-Ingolstadt, 90 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This thesis will address the political movement of the Christian Right, one of the most controversial movements in the American political system. Its critics have accused it of trying to establish a theocracy in the United States, of trying to strip homosexuals of their civil rights, and called it fascist, to name but a few allegations. Leaders of the Christian Right, on the other hand, have harshly attacked those they made out as advocates of "secular humanism", have accused them of anti-Christian bigotry, and have repeatedly employed extreme rhetoric when addressing their (political) adversaries. Within about twenty-five years, the movement developed from almost complete political abstinence into a highly organized political force. The subject is appealing for research for several reasons: firstly, it is a good example of how vivid and influential religion and religiously motivated political action still are, in spite of the secularization theory widely adhered to in the respective period of time. It is also still current, as there has been some fluctuation in terms of activity and degree of organization, but so far the Christian Right has not ceased to exist. The goal of the thesis is to explore the emergence of the movement, to portrait the developments that brought theologically conservative Protestants (Evangelicals) - from isolation and retreat into a subculture - to active and organized political involvement. The central questions to be answered are linked to the controversy surrounding the movement: (1) Has the Christian Right been trying to accomplish what its critics fear, a theocracy, and a Christian nation in which there would be no place for dissenters? (2) Is the Christian Right a legitimate movement operating within the frame of th
Author : Glenn H. Utter,James L. True
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781851095186
A timely exploration of the political history, growth, and impact of one of the most powerful religious groups in the United States. Conservative Christians and Political Participation examines the involvement and influence of the growing number of Conservative Christians in America. A historical overview of the interaction of religion and politics from colonial times to today sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the demographics of this group, the concerns they share, and the creative methods they employ to achieve their goals through protests, political activity, leadership, and group organization. Case studies tackle highly emotional issues like same-sex marriage, decency in the mass media, school prayer, euthanasia, and American foreign policy toward Israel. The book also covers leaders such as Pat Buchanan and Ralph Reed, and discusses how they have been effective in their lobbying efforts through organizations like the Christian Action Network and the American Family Association.
Author : Robert Zwier
Publisher : IVP Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015005477081
Religion and politics in the 1980s -- The Roots of the new Christian right -- The Political platform of the new Christian right -- The Politics of interest groups -- The First test: the 1980 elections -- Evangelical support for the new Christian right -- The new Christian right in the decade of destiny.
Author : John C. Green,Mark J. Rozell,Clyde Wilcox
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 158901393X
In the wake of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, the Christian Right expected major victories in the 1998 elections. Instead, many of its allies lost close contests, and the movement was seen as a liability in some high-profile campaigns. In the only in-depth study of the Christian Right's role in these races, leading scholars analyze the role of the movement in fourteen key states, from Maine to California, and address speculations that the movement is fading from the American political scene. The book focuses on elections on the state and local levels, where the Christian Right is most influential, and it describes the movement's niche in some detail. Although each campaign described in the book had its unique characteristics, the editors have drawn some broad conclusions about the 1998 elections. While the movement was weak in the areas of candidate recruitment and fundraising, they say, the outcome may have also been related to external factors including a broader turnout of typically Democratic constituencies and the country's boredom with the scandal that conservatives had made the centerpiece of their campaign. Despite the setbacks of 1998, the contributors argue, the Christian Right continues to have an enormous influence on the political dialogue of the country. Written from an unbiased, nonpartisan perspective, this volume sheds light on a topic that is too frequently mired in controversy.
Author : Gionathan Lo Mascolo
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783839460382
Inspired by the success of the US Christian Right and the rise of the global far-right, ultraconservative Christians in Europe are joining forces and seek to reshape Europe. By assembling in anti-gender movements and sharing anti-Muslim narratives, they actively influence the political landscape and shape government policies. The contributors offer new perspectives on the protagonists and the entangled networks that work to abolish liberal democracy in Europe behind the scenes. This anthology is the first to bring together case studies on the Christian Right in over 20 European countries, providing a transnational perspective and an accessible insight for clergy, politicians, and academics alike.