The Politics of Hate : How the Christian Right Darkened America's Political Soul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Angelia R.

Series:

Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--United States.

Religion and politics.

Religious right.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Christian Right organizations have darkened America's political soul by strategically constructing a theological justification for hate. Angelia Wilson supports this claim in The Politics of Hate by detailing how Christian Right organizations have pushed voters toward polarization and primed religious conservatives to support Donald Trump.Basedonoriginal research, participant observation at events, and data collection, Wilson follows the money toprovide a meticulous analysis of how Christian Right political elites operate. She traces the evolutionary development of the Christian Right's political professionalism and their allegiance to a grand vision that articulates a grammar of war to fulfill their Biblical worldview. The Politics of Hate demonstrates how Christian Right organizations educate and train networks of soldiers to tactically engage the enemy in local, state, and national legal and political battles. Wilson carefully documents their history of co-belligerency, their strategies of political warfare, and, importantly, the impact of this war that has, over the past fifty years, forever changed American politics.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Politics of Hate

1. Grand Strategy

2. In God's Service

Part I. Field Army

Part I Introduction

3. The Old Guard

4. Tactical Forces

5. Commanding Officers

Part II. Tactics

Part II Introduction

6. By Any Means Necessary

7. Force Sustainment

8. Communicating in Good Faith

9. War Talk

Conclusion: Strategic Effect

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781439926390

1439926395

OCLC:

1454856613