{"product_id":"an-island-in-the-lake-mark-taylor-dalhouse-9780820340968","title":"An Island in the Lake of Fire: Bob Jones University, Fundamentalism, and the Separatist Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Religious Right's most dogmatic and resolute faction has its roots in three generations of the Bob Jones family of Greenville, South Carolina. \u003ci\u003eAn Island in the Lake of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth history of this militantly separatist, ultrafundamentalist dynasty to be written by an \"outsider\" with the Joneses' cooperation. Mark Taylor Dalhouse focuses on Bob Jones University (BJU) and the three colorful, charismatic Jones patriarchs, who, in succession, have led the school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounded in 1927, BJU has a student population of five thousand; in addition, it boasts thousands more loyal, well-placed alumni not only in pulpits and Christian day schools across the country but also in elective offices and major corporations. Through their BJU network, and by their vigilance as self-appointed theological watchdogs, the Joneses have, since the 1950s, played a pivotal role in defining the extreme limits of American religious and cultural conservatism. Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell (whom Bob Jones Jr. labeled the \"most dangerous man in America\") are among the leading figures who have not measured up to BJU's fundamentalist standards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe defining doctrine at BJU, says Dalhouse, is separation from secularism in the modern world. Drawing on interviews with Bob Jones Jr., Bob Jones III, and others at BJU, as well as on hitherto inaccessible archival sources at the school, Dalhouse discusses the school's separatism in light of such factors as its refusal to seek accreditation and the stringent codes of dress, conduct, and even thought to which BJU students submit themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAttuned to the ironies and contradictions of the Joneses' separatist enterprise, Dalhouse points to the high proportion of accounting and finance degrees awarded at BJU, the school's widely admired cinema department (which has a Cannes Film Festival award to its name), and its nationally acclaimed Baroque and Renaissance art gallery. Dalhouse also challenges some widely held impressions about BJU that have circulated among its detractors, including assumptions about the regional makeup of the student body, and about the prospects of BJU students to gain entry into graduate programs at other schools. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with insights into the attitudes and personalities of the Joneses, \u003ci\u003eAn Island in the Lake of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique window into their influential, yet generally unrecognized, place in right-wing Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Taylor Dalhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820340960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820340968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Mark Taylor Dalhouse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065186922751,"sku":"9780820340968","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70d7a187-7549-483f-9eee-a7a26a9c22df.jpg?v=1768673567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-island-in-the-lake-mark-taylor-dalhouse-9780820340968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}