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

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.

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1. Verfasser: Balmer, Randall Herbert (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, N.Y. Basic Books 2006
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Beschreibung:XXVIII, 242 S.
22 cm
ISBN:0465005195
0-465-00519-5
9780465005192
978-0-465-00519-2