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1 online resource (313 pages) |
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Duke backfile |
| Contents |
Introduction -- ONE Sacred Intimacy -- TWO The Heart of the Matter -- THREE Kitchen Table Politics: The Folking of America -- FOUR Tender Warriors -- FIVE Postmodern Hunters and Gatherers -- SIX Riding the Entrepreneurial Frontier -- SEVEN God's Intentions for the Multinational Corporation: Seeing Reality True -- EIGHT Warriors and Babies |
| Summary |
"Linda Kintz makes explicit the crucial need to understand the psychological makeup of born-again Christians as well as the sociopolitical dynamics involved in their cause. She focuses on the role of religious women in right-wing Christianity and asks, for example, why so many women are attracted to what is often seen as an antiwoman philosophy. The result, a telling analysis of the complexity and appeal of the "emotions that matter" to many Americans, highlights how these emotions now determine public policy in ways that are increasingly dangerous for those outside familiarity's circle." "With texts from such organizations as the Christian Coalition, the Heritage Foundation, and Concerned Women for America, and writings by Elizabeth Dole, Newt Gingrich, Pat Robertson, and Rush Limbaugh, Kintz traces the usefulness of this activism for the secular claim that conservative political economy is, in fact, simply an expression of the deepest and most admirable elements of human nature itself. The discussion of Limbaugh shows how he draws on the skepticism of contemporary culture to create a sense of absolute truth within his own media performance - its truth guaranteed by the market. Kintz also describes how conservative interpretations of the Holy Scriptures, the U.S. Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence have been used to challenge such causes as feminism, women's reproductive rights, and gay and lesbian rights. In addition to critiquing the intellectual and political left for underestimating the power of right-wing grassroots organizing, corporate interests, and postmodern media sophistication, Between Jesus and the Market discusses the proliferation of militia groups, Christian entrepreneurship, and the explosive growth and "selling" of the Promise Keepers."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-302) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Evangelicalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Christian conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Christian conservatism
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Evangelicalism -- Political aspects
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Konservativismus
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Evangelikale Bewegung
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Geloofsbeleving.
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Orthodoxie.
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Conservatisme -- États-Unis.
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Conservatisme -- Aspect religieux.
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Christianisme et politique -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle.
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Evangélisme -- Etats-Unis.
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United States
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USA
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822382102 |
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0822382105 |
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9786612904400 |
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6612904402 |
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0822319594 |
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9780822319597 |
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