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The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780826429698)
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xIntroduction by John Caputo and Afterword by Slavoj Zizek
The triumph of American political conservatism in the last two decades has been paralleled by the ascendance of Christian evangelicalism. More importantly, the political Campaigns of 2000 and 2004 marked a convergence between these two political entities with an effectiveness never before seen in national elections. On the one side, conservatives have successfully set the terms of debate around so-called "family values" and the status of religion in the public sphere. On the other side, evangelicals have mobilized in a new self-awareness of their formidable political power and now demand representation at all levels of government.
Upon what fundamental ideas does this convergence rest? What potential dangers does it present for the concepts of "religion," "politics" and "America"? How secure is this alliance, and what does each side sacrifice in order to sustain it? Must all religion in America now become similarly engaged in the political sphere?
This volume is a collection of articles by a group of young scholars addressing the nexus between political conservatism, evangelical Christianity, and American consumerist culture.
Author: Jeffrey W. Robbins
ISBN-10: 0826429696
ISBN-13: 9780826429698
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2008
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.42h x 6.53w x 0.72d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2008 pg. 131
The triumph of American political conservatism in the last two decades has been paralleled by the ascendance of Christian evangelicalism. More importantly, the political Campaigns of 2000 and 2004 marked a convergence between these two political entities with an effectiveness never before seen in national elections. On the one side, conservatives have successfully set the terms of debate around so-called "family values" and the status of religion in the public sphere. On the other side, evangelicals have mobilized in a new self-awareness of their formidable political power and now demand representation at all levels of government.
Upon what fundamental ideas does this convergence rest? What potential dangers does it present for the concepts of "religion," "politics" and "America"? How secure is this alliance, and what does each side sacrifice in order to sustain it? Must all religion in America now become similarly engaged in the political sphere?
This volume is a collection of articles by a group of young scholars addressing the nexus between political conservatism, evangelical Christianity, and American consumerist culture.
Author: Jeffrey W. Robbins
ISBN-10: 0826429696
ISBN-13: 9780826429698
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2008
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.42h x 6.53w x 0.72d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2008 pg. 131
By Jeffrey W. Robbins
xJeffrey W. Robbins is Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy (August 2002 to present) and Director of the College Colloquium (January 2006 to present) Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania. John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Humanities at Syracuse University Neal Magee is Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Le Moyne College Slavoj i ek is one of the world's leading contemporary cultural critics and a hugely prolific author. He is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and Visiting Professor at the New School for Social Research, New York, USA.
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