Separate but faithful : the Christian Right's radical struggle to transform law and legal culture / Amanda Hollis-Brusky and Joshua C. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollis-Brusky, Amanda, author.

Wilson, Joshua C., author.

Series:

Oxford studies in postwar American political development.

Oxford studies in postwar American political development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state--United States.

Church and state.

Christianity and politics--United States.

Christianity and politics.

Religion and law--United States.

Religion and law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Fueled by grassroots activism and a growing collection of formal political organizations, the Christian Right became an enormously influential force in American law and politics in the 1980s and 90s. While this vocal and visible political movement has long voiced grave concerns about the Supreme Court and cases such as Roe v. Wade, they weren't able to effectively enter the courtroom in a serious and sustained way until recently. During the pivot from the 20th to the 21st century, a small constellation of high-profile Christian Right leaders began to address this imbalance by investing in an array of institutions aimed at radically transforming American law and legal culture. In Separate But Faithful, Amanda Hollis-Brusky and Joshua C. Wilson provide an in-depth examination of these efforts, including their causes, contours and consequences. Drawing on an impressive amount of original data from a variety of sources, they look at the conditions that gave rise to a set of distinctly "Christian Worldview" law schools and legal institutions. Further, Hollis-Brusky and Wilson analyze their institutional missions and cultural makeup and evaluate their transformative impacts on law and legal culture to date. In doing so, they find that this movement, while struggling to influence the legal and political mainstream, has succeeded in establishing a Christian conservative beacon of resistance; a separate but faithful space from which to incrementally challenge the dominant legal culture. Both a compelling narrative of the rise of Christian Right lawyers and a trenchant analysis of how institutional networks fuel the growth of social movements, Separate But Faithful challenges the dominant perspectives of the politics of law in contemporary America. - Publisher.

In 'Separate But Faithful', Amanda Hollis-Brusky and Joshua C. Wilson provide an in-depth look at the Christian Right's efforts to build a comprehensive legal movement aimed at radically transforming American law and policy to reflect 'Christian Worldview.' Drawing on an impressive amount of original data from a variety of sources, the authors examine the causes, contours and consequences of these efforts.

Contents:

The Frankfurter Adage (or Why Legal Movements Need Support Structures)

The Genesis of the Christian Conservative Legal Movement & The Road Not Taken

In the Beginning : Creation Stories

Human Capital (or "A Generation of Christian Attorneys")

Social & Cultural Capital (or "credibility capital")

Intellectual Capital : Preaching to Convert or to the Converted?

At the Apex of the Support Structure Pyramid

Conclusion

Appendixes. Data Collection and Methods

Interview Protocols

Alumni Survey Instrument.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-063728-5

0-19-753233-0

0-19-063727-7