New Religious Right : Background, Current Agenda, Future Prospects.
Examines the New Religious Right, covering its makeup and origins, leadership and structure, and emergence on the political scene since the 1980 elections. Discusses relationship of the movement to the Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christianity resurgence of recent decades, notes the distinctions b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1979-1980.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Examines the New Religious Right, covering its makeup and origins, leadership and structure, and emergence on the political scene since the 1980 elections. Discusses relationship of the movement to the Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christianity resurgence of recent decades, notes the distinctions between Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism, provides estimates for the numerical strength of all these groups, and assesses their impact on the political process. Presents social and political agenda of the New Religious Right in context of perceived conflict between opposing values in American culture. Considers political and social prospects of movement, and its changing character, emphasizing effects of prospective Rev. Pat Robertson candidacy, 1986 elections, allegations of scandal regarding the Praise The Lord ministries, and other concerns. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |