The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America
"I have just read this brilliant book . . . almost without a break, and I am stunned and horrified . . . ." --Richard Dawkins, Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, author of Unweaving the Rainbow"In other words, this book is a "must read" volume." --Gerald A. Larue, Emeritus Professor and Religion Adjunct Professor at University of Southern California, author of Playing God: Deciding Your Life and Death"a blockbuster exposé of the activities of the Religious Right. . . . This is . . . a thorough analysis of a present crisis." --John Shelby Spong, best-selling author of Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism"an especially important book for all who care about the rights and well-being of women and children." --Nadine Strossen, President of American Civil Liberties Union, Professor of Law, New York Law School"the most careful and devastating evaluation of the impact of fundamentalism . . . ever produced in the United States. . . ."  --John M. Swomley, Emeritus Professor of Social Ethics, Saint Paul School of Theology, author of Liberation EthicsThis book is an encyclopedic indictment of the extreme Christian right, but . . . can be applied to any extremist belief system. --Cultic Studies Review, Frank MacHovecThis book's authority hinges on meticulous documentation of a slow but tangible national shift... to an unabashedly apostolic theocracy. --San Antonio Current, Review by Anjali Gupta[The Fundamentals] is filled with astonishing citations that demonstrate the virulence of the Christian fundamentalists and... their agenda. --Swans, Review by Gilles d'Aymery--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.