God's Own Party: The Making Of The Christian Right
by Daniel Williams /
2010 / English / PDF
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When the Christian Right burst onto the scene in the late 1970s,
many political observers were shocked. But,
When the Christian Right burst onto the scene in the late 1970s,
many political observers were shocked. But,God's Own
Party
God's Own
Party demonstrates, they shouldn't have been. The Christian
Right goes back much farther than most journalists, political
scientists, and historians realize. Relying on extensive archival
and primary source research, Daniel K. Williams presents the first
comprehensive history of the Christian Right, uncovering how
evangelicals came to see the Republican Party as the vehicle
through which they could reclaim America as a Christian
nation.
demonstrates, they shouldn't have been. The Christian
Right goes back much farther than most journalists, political
scientists, and historians realize. Relying on extensive archival
and primary source research, Daniel K. Williams presents the first
comprehensive history of the Christian Right, uncovering how
evangelicals came to see the Republican Party as the vehicle
through which they could reclaim America as a Christian
nation.
The conventional wisdom has been that the Christian Right arose in
response to Roe v. Wade and the liberal government policies of the
1970s. Williams shows that the movement's roots run much deeper,
dating to the 1920s, when fundamentalists launched a campaign to
restore the influence of conservative Protestantism on American
society. He describes how evangelicals linked this program to a
political agenda-resulting in initiatives against evolution and
Catholic political power, as well as the national crusade against
communism. Williams chronicles Billy Graham's alliance with the
Eisenhower White House, Richard Nixon's manipulation of the
evangelical vote, and the political activities of Jerry Falwell,
Pat Robertson, and others, culminating in the presidency of George
W. Bush. Though the Christian Right has frequently been declared
dead, Williams shows, it has come back stronger every time. Today,
no Republican presidential candidate can hope to win the party's
nomination without its support.
The conventional wisdom has been that the Christian Right arose in
response to Roe v. Wade and the liberal government policies of the
1970s. Williams shows that the movement's roots run much deeper,
dating to the 1920s, when fundamentalists launched a campaign to
restore the influence of conservative Protestantism on American
society. He describes how evangelicals linked this program to a
political agenda-resulting in initiatives against evolution and
Catholic political power, as well as the national crusade against
communism. Williams chronicles Billy Graham's alliance with the
Eisenhower White House, Richard Nixon's manipulation of the
evangelical vote, and the political activities of Jerry Falwell,
Pat Robertson, and others, culminating in the presidency of George
W. Bush. Though the Christian Right has frequently been declared
dead, Williams shows, it has come back stronger every time. Today,
no Republican presidential candidate can hope to win the party's
nomination without its support.
A fascinating and much-needed account of a key force in American
politics,
A fascinating and much-needed account of a key force in American
politics,God's Own Party
God's Own Party is the only full-scale analysis
of the electoral shifts, cultural changes, and political activists
at the movement's core-showing how the Christian Right redefined
politics as we know it.
is the only full-scale analysis
of the electoral shifts, cultural changes, and political activists
at the movement's core-showing how the Christian Right redefined
politics as we know it.
