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Thy kingdom come, how the religious right distorts the faith and threatens America, an Evangelical's lament, Randall Balmer

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Thy kingdom come

bibliography

70236386

Randall Balmer

how the religious right distorts the faith and threatens America, an Evangelical's lament

Examines the involvement of evangelical Christianity in modern-day American partisan politics, criticizing the new generation of religious leaders who have corrupted the Christian faith on behalf of the Republican Party

Bullies in the pulpit -- Strange bedfellows: the abortion myth, homosexuality, and the ruse of selective literalism -- Where have all the Baptists gone? : Roy's Rock, Roger Williams, and the First Amendment -- Deconstructing democracy: school vouchers, homeschooling, and the war on public education -- Creationism by design: the Religious Right's request for intellectual legitimacy --- Voices in the wilderness: Evangelicals and the environment -- Taking the country back -- Decoding the rhetoric of the Religious Right