Countercultural conservatives : American evangelicalism from the postwar revival to the New Christian Right / Axel R. Schäfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schäfer, Axel R.

Series:

Studies in American thought and culture.

Studies in American thought and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism--United States--History--20th century.

Evangelicalism.

Christian conservatism--United States--History--20th century.

Christian conservatism.

Christianity and politics--United States--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

xi, 225 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the mid-twentieth century, far more evangelicals supported such "liberal" causes as peace, social justice, and environmental protection. Only gradually did the conservative evangelical faction win dominance, allying with the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan and, eventually, George W. Bush. In Countercultural Conservatives Axel Schäfer traces the evolution of a diffuse and pluralistic movement into the political force of the New Christian Right. In forging its complex theological and political identity, evangelicalism did not simply reject the ideas of 1960s counterculture, Schäfer argues. For all their strict Biblicism and uncompromising morality, evangelicals absorbed and extended key aspects of the countercultural worldview. Carefully examining evangelicalism's internal dynamics, fissures, and coalitions, this book offers an intriguing reinterpretation of the most important development in American religion and politics since World War II.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Beyond the "Backlash"

1. The Enigma of Conservative Protestantism

2. The Postwar Neo-Evangelical Awakening

3. The Evangelical Left and the 1960s

4. The Rise of the Christian Right

Conclusion: New Perspectives on American Evangelicalism

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613486202

9781283486200

1283486202

9780299285234

0299285235

OCLC:

779881516