Religion of fear : the politics of horror in conservative evangelicalism /

Conservative evangelicalism has transformed American politics, working not just through conventional channels, but through subcultures and alternate modes of communication. This text is a significant introduction to our understanding of the new shapes of political religion, and of American evangelic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bivins, Jason
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Christianity and politics > United States. Evangelicalism > United States. Conservatism > Religious aspects > Christianity. Horror. Fear > Social aspects. Fear > Religious aspects > Christianity. Political violence. Christianisme et politique > États-Unis. Évangélisme > États-Unis. Conservatisme > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Horreur. Peur > Aspect social. Violence politique. Peur > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. terrorism. Christianity and politics Conservatism > Religious aspects > Christianity Evangelicalism Fear > Religious aspects > Christianity Fear > Social aspects Horror Political violence United States Neue Christliche Rechte Gesellschaftskritik Antiliberalismus Evangelikale Bewegung Angst Kulturarbeit USA Evangelikalisten > Angst > USA. Angst > Evangelikalisten > USA. Angst. Drohung. Politik. Evangelikale Bewegung. Neue Christliche Rechte (USA) USA. Skräck > religiösa aspekter > kristendom. Kristendom och politik. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

"Scary Jesus": locating the "religion of fear" in conservative evangelicalism
"A common thrill": evangelicalism and the culture of fear
"Jesus was not a weak fairy": Chick tracts and the visual culture of evangelical fear
"Runnin' with the devil": conservative evangelical fear and popular music
"Shake 'em to wake 'em": hell houses and the conservative evangelical theater of horror
"Already decided and carrying a weapon!": the political terrors of being Left Behind
"Like beating the dog": fear, religion and American democracy.