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Onward Christian Soldiers?

Religious Right in American Politics

  • Paperback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: The Perseus Books Group
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

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Are groups such as the Moral Majority,the Christian Coalition, and the religious right the greatest threat to liberty since Hitler or the last defenders of religious freedom and family values in America? 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. Clyde Wilcox tackles the sticky political dilemma of the proper role of religious groups in American politics and government while showing how the contemporary religious right doesand does notfit into that context. }They have money, influence, powerand they turn out to vote. They are credited with delivering a significant part of the Republicans stunning 1994 electoral success, foreshadowed their status as major players in the elections of 1996.They are groups like the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, and the religious right. But are they the greatest threat to liberty since Hitler or the last defenders of religious freedom and family values in America?In this book Clyde Wilcox 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. He tackles the sticky political dilemma of the proper role of religious groups in American politics and government while showing how the contemporary religious right doesand does notfit into that context. }

  • Title

    Onward Christian Soldiers?

  • Author

    Clyde Wilcox

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    The Perseus Books Group

  • Published

    July 1996

  • Edition

    illustrated edition

  • Weight

    272g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780813326979

  • ISBN-10

    0813326974

  • Eden Code

    1227167