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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782541103321

Autore

Greeley Andrew M. <1928->

Titolo

The truth about conservative Christians [[electronic resource] ] : what they think and what they believe / / Andrew Greeley & Michael Hout

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006

ISBN

1-281-95696-1

9786611956967

0-226-30675-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoutMichael

Disciplina

277.3/083

Soggetti

Christian conservatism - United States

Conservatism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The religion of conservative Christians: a return to the reformation? -- Conservative Christians in American politics -- The politics of conservative Christianity in black and white -- Freedom, inequality, and conservative Christianity -- A social portrait of conservative Christians -- Conservative Christian growth: membership begins at home -- Conservative Christians in the "sexual revolution" -- The conservative Christian family and the "feminist revolution" -- Happiness and lifestyle among conservative Christians -- The Pentecostals: ultimate conservative Christians -- Conservative Christians and Catholics: too estranged for alliance -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Ever since the reelection of President Bush, conservative Christians have been stereotyped in the popular media: Bible-thumping militants and anti-intellectual zealots determined to impose their convictions on such matters as evolution, school prayer, pornography, abortion, and homosexuality on the rest of us. But conservative Christians are not as fanatical or intractable as many people think, nor are they necessarily the monolithic voting block or political base that kept Bush in power. Andrew M. Greeley and Michael Hout's eye-opening book expertly conveys the complexity