| Description |
xviii, 143 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Religion, politics, and public life,
1934-290X
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Religion, politics, and public life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-139) and index. |
| Summary |
'This book sets the stage for a new consideration of the contemporary culture wars by examining their antecedents--from the Scopes trial to Prohibition to the controversy over the Supreme Court's desegregation and school-prayer rulings to loyalty-oath battles of the 1950s to the pre- Roe v. Wade campaign to liberalize abortion laws. Even during times of supposed conformism, Americans have been presented with competing claims about what sort of culture this is and how and to what extent government should reflect, and police, values. The author covers such topics as same-sex marriage, stem cell research, intelligent design, and other hot button issues that are debated not just between the religious and secular, but more and more among the ranks of the religious themselves, where a religious 'left' has emerged to counter arguments from the 'religious right'"--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Wars and the rumors of wars -- Fighting faiths -- This I believe -- One nation -- Under God -- In the beginning -- Male and female He created them -- Whose life is it anyway? -- Opposing armies -- Field marshals -- Philosophers -- Financiers -- Battlegrounds -- Congress -- The campaign trail -- Courts -- Classroom -- Culture -- Church -- The field guide: resources. |
| Subject |
Christianity and politics -- United States.
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Christianity and politics. |
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United States. |
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Christianity and culture -- United States.
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Christianity and culture. |
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Culture conflict -- Religious aspects.
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Culture conflict -- Religious aspects. |
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Culture conflict -- United States.
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Culture conflict. |
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United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
1970- |
| Other Form: |
Online version: McGough, Michael, 1951- Field guide to the culture wars. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009 (OCoLC)647071290 |
| ISBN |
9780313351075 alkaline paper |
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0313351074 alkaline paper |
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