Onward Christian soldiers?
Subtitle: the religious right in American politics
By: Clyde Wilcox.
Series: Dilemmas in American politics
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Religious right -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-; United States -- Church history -- 20th century
Description: They have money, influence, power - and they turn out to vote. They are credited with delivering a significant part of the Republicans' stunning 1994 electoral success, which foreshadowed their status as major players in the elections of 1996.

"They" are groups like the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, and the Religious Right. But are they the greatest threat to liberty since Hitler or the last defenders of religious freedom and family values in America? In his book Clyde Wilcox tells us who they are, what their history has been in twentieth-century American politics, and how they might organize themselves for future political effectiveness.

He tackles the sticky political dilemma of the proper role of religious groups in American politics and government while showing how the contemporary Religious Right does - and does not - fit into that context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-172) and index.