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The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken

The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken

Robbins, Jeffrey W.

Paperback

Religion General General ChristianityGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0826429696
ISBN13: 9780826429698
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Apr 11 2008
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.53 Depth: 8.42
Language: English

Introduction by John Caputo and Afterword by Slavoj Zizek


The triumph of American political conservatism in the last two decades has been paralleled by the ascendance of Christian evangelicalism. More importantly, the political Campaigns of 2000 and 2004 marked a convergence between these two political entities with an effectiveness never before seen in national elections. On the one side, conservatives have successfully set the terms of debate around so-called family values and the status of religion in the public sphere. On the other side, evangelicals have mobilized in a new self-awareness of their formidable political power and now demand representation at all levels of government.

Upon what fundamental ideas does this convergence rest? What potential dangers does it present for the concepts of religion, politics and America? How secure is this alliance, and what does each side sacrifice in order to sustain it? Must all religion in America now become similarly engaged in the political sphere?

This volume is a collection of articles by a group of young scholars addressing the nexus between political conservatism, evangelical Christianity, and American consumerist culture.

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