The Rise and Fall of the New Christian Right: Conservative Protestant Politics in America, 1978-1988

by Steve Bruce and Steven Bruce Steve; Yearley

Book Overview

The resurgence during the Reagan administration of right-wing organizations--like Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority--committed to bringing religion back into American politics, reflected the determination of fundamentalists to fight against a perceived domination that threatened the autonomy of conservative Protestantism from a liberal and cosmopolitan elite. The fundamentalists, however, have been forced into alliances with conservative Catholics and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198278616
• ISBN13: 9780198278610
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"