{"product_id":"ministers-of-propaganda-scott-m-coley-9780802882813","title":"Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Coley exposes the inner workings of the religious right's propaganda--and how Christians can resist it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Good evangelical Christians are Republican. It seems like it's always been this way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That means the propaganda is working. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scott Coley trains a critical eye on the fusion of evangelicalism and right-wing politics in \u003ci\u003eMinisters of Propaganda\u003c\/i\u003e. This timely volume unravels rhetoric and biblical prooftexting that support Christo-authoritarianism: an ideology that presses Christian theology into the service of authoritarian politics. Coley's historically informed argument unsettles evangelical orthodoxy on issues like creation science or female leadership--convictions not as unchanging as powerful religious leaders would have us believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Coley explains that we buy into propaganda because of motivated reasoning, and when we are motivated by perceived self-interest, the Christian message is easily corrupted. But if we recover Jesus's commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves, right-wing propaganda will lose its power. Any reader troubled by American evangelicals' embrace of racism, misogyny, and other unchristian views will find answers and hope in these pages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott M. Coley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802882811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802882813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Scott M. Coley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790091809023,"sku":"9780802882813","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8efca4c4-3e3c-4146-9062-ff55598cec3e.jpg?v=1707287933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ministers-of-propaganda-scott-m-coley-9780802882813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}