The New Christian Right
Subtitle: Political and Social Issues
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge; Garland Pub.
Published: September 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 471
ISBN-13: 9780815325819
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; c 1990 to c 2000; History; Church And Government; U.S. - Contemporary Politics; United States; Political Science; Religion - Christian Life; Politics/International Relations; USA; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Christian Life - General; Religion / General; Christianity and politics; 20th century; Christians; Fundamentalism; Political activity
First sentence: The Evangelical Protestant Right is reawakening Conservative charismatics, Fundamentalists, and other born-again and Evangelical Christians were briefly confused and demoralized by the demise of Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority, the failure of Pat Robertson's presidential campaign even in the South, the Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart scandals, and the slow start last year by pro-life forces in most parts of the country after the Supreme Court's Webster decision partially returned abortion decisions to state legislatures.