When did Jesus become Republican? : rescuing our country and our values from the right : strategies for a post-Bush America / Mark Ellingsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellingsen, Mark, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious right--United States.

Religious right.

United States.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

x, 194 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

When Did Jesus Become Republican critically examines how modern American politics relate to Jesus' vision of love and peace, questioning how right wing Republican policies fit with the Christian values they espouse. He shows how Democrats can embrace true Christian essentials in a way that authentically appeals not only to liberals, but to mainstream and conservative Christians.

Contents:

Introduction: Are All True Believers Really Conservative? 1

Part I How We Got the Way We Are

1 The Puritan Paradigm 11

2 Revivalism and the Privatizing of American Religion 21

3 Fundamentalism, Its Decline, and the Rise of the Religious Right 35

4 The Conservative Jesus 57

Part II Why It's Unlikely to Get Better Soon

5 American Theological Education since World War II 71

6 Impact of German Philosophy and Theology on the Pews: The Impotence of Today's Cutting-Edge Theologies 81

7 The Impact of Americanization 91

8 Stubborn Exceptions to the Trends and What They Might Teach Us 103

Part III It Will Take a Conservative Theology and a New Liberal Coalition to Recover a Politically Liberal Jesus

9 Resources in Classical Christianity 115

10 What Catholics and Protestants Will Need to Do to Keep Jesus and His Gospel from Becoming Conservative: Some New (Old) Alternatives 137

Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-182) and index.

ISBN:

9780742552241

0742552241

OCLC:

86117557