Close Encounters With the Religious Right: Journeys into the Twilight Zone of Religion and Politics
by Rob Boston
Category: Political Science

Boston (assistant director of communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State) explains the activities of various organizations and individuals active in the American religious right movement. Separate chapters are devoted to D. James Kennedy, the Christian Coalition, Jerry Falwell, the Promise Keepers, John Whitehead and the Rutherford Institute, Dr. James Dobson, and the Family Research Council. Boston asserts that reports of the movements death have been greatly exaggerated and details the political and social goals of the organizations and people covered. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR