Rhetorics of race and religion on the Christian right : Barack Obama and the war on terror / Samuel P. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Samuel P., author.

Series:

Rhetoric, race, and religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obama, Barack.

Presidents--United States--Election--2008.

Presidents.

Christians--Political activity.

Christians.

United States.

Christians--Political activity--United States.

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race relations.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

United States--Race relations.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Religious right.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 129 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Barack Obama and the war on terror

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]

Summary:

"This book examines the intersections of religion and race in the context of the Christian Right''s responses to the presidency of Barack Obama. Perry argues that the context of the war on terror allowed long-standing arguments on the Christian Right to morph into conspiracy theories and adversarial claims directed at President Obama"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The GOP and the Christian Right

George W. Bush, the War on Terror, Certitude, and Aporias: We're Ready to Believe You

Imprecating Whiteness and Losing Black Religious Freedom: The Damned Road from Jeremiah Wright to Rick Warren in the Obama Campaign

Amalekites and Birthrights: The Birther Conspiracy, Dominion Theology, and Othering Barack Obama

The Holy Wars and the Crusade against Obama: Muslim Conspiracy Theories and the War on Terror

Conclusion: The Four Horsemen and a Turn to the Eschatological.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Perry, Samuel P., Rhetorics of race and religion on the Christian right

ISBN:

9781498586733

1498586732

OCLC:

1127862663