From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin
Subtitle: evangelicals and the betrayal of American conservatism
By: Darryl G. Hart
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780802866288
Subjects: Evangelicalism; Christianity; Conservatism; History; Church history
Description: Examining key evangelical political figures--from Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson to Billy Graham and Chuck Colson to Tony Campolo and Jim Wallis--D. G. Hart argues that American evangelicalism, from the right as much as the left, is (and always has been) a bad fit with classic political conservatism and its insistence on the limited role of government. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Irreconcilable differences? : evangelicals and American conservatives; title: Silent minority; title: Young and leftist; title: The search for a usable past; title: Party crashers; title: The faith-based right; title: Left turn; title: Conservatism without heroism; title: Conclusion. Why should evangelicals be conservative?