Religion and the Racist Right
Subtitle: The Origins of the Christian Identity Movement
Edition: Rev Sub edition
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; University of North Carolina Press
Published: November 6, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780807846384
Subjects: Central government policies; Christianity; Political ideologies; Political science & theory; Revolutions & coups; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; United States; Reference; Antisemitism; Religious Cults; Religion - Church History; Sociology of Religion; Religion; USA; Christianity - History - General; History & Theory - Radical Thought; Christian; extremism; white supremacist groups; radical right; Oklahoma City bombing; militia movement; Freemen standoff; Montana; violence; Religion-Christianity - History - General; Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations; Social Science-Sociology of Religion; White supremacy movements; Anglo-Israelism; History; Race relations
First sentence: In one sense, Christian Identity is barely half a century old.
Description: Overview: According to Michael Barkun, many white supremacist groups of the radical right are deeply committed to the distinctive but little-recognized religious position known as Christian Identity. In Religion and the Racist Right (1994), Barkun provided the first sustained exploration of the ideological and organizational development of the Christian Identity movement. In a new chapter written for the revised edition, he traces the role of Christian Identity figures in the dramatic events of the first half of the 1990s, from the Oklahoma City bombing and the rise of the militia movement to the Freemen standoff in Montana. He also explores the government's evolving response to these challenges to the legitimacy of the state. Michael Barkun is professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is author of several books, including Crucible of the Millennium: The Burned-over District of New York in the 1840s.