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American literature and the rise of the Christian right
viii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Proposes to solve the question of how contemporary American literature has registered, or has failed to register, what is one of the most important cultural paradigm shifts of the postwar period, the astonishing expansion and empowerment of fundamentalist and conservative evangelical Christianity in the United States.
Multiculturalism, secularization, resurgence -- The poisonwood Bible's multicultural graft -- Christian multiculturalism in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead -- Recapitulation and religious indifference in The plot against America -- Thomas Pynchon's prophecy -- Science and religion in Carl Sagan's Contact -- Evolution and theodicy in Blood meridian -- The postmodern gospel according to Dan.
Includes bibliographical references and index.