{"product_id":"red-dynamite-creationism-culture-wars-and-anticommunism-in-america-paperback-softback-9781501759291","title":"Red Dynamite; Creationism, Culture Wars, and Anticommunism in America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501759291","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRed Dynamite\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCreationism, Culture Wars, and Anticommunism in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarl R. Weinberg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501759291\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e366 pages, 13 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 13 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSplendid chronicle.\u003c\/p\u003e (Evolution: Education and Outreach) \u003cp\u003e[A]n important step in itself and something to which scholars of American religion and conservative politics should pay special attention.\u003c\/p\u003e (Church History Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and richly sourced narrative. It is especially relevant for historians of education studying science pedagogy, curricular backlash, textbook wars, and Christian homeschooling.\u003c\/p\u003e (American Educational History Journal) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e offers stunning new depth to a relatively familiar tale; this cogent work demonstrates just how interactive even seemingly very narrow ideological, spiritual, and religious beliefs can be with larger social, political, and cultural trends in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Journal of American History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Carl R. Weinberg argues that creationism's tenacious hold on American public life depended on culture-war politics inextricably embedded in religion.\u003c\/b\u003e Many Christian conservatives were convinced that evolutionary thought promoted immoral and even bestial social, sexual, and political behavior. The \"fruits\" of subscribing to Darwinism were, in their minds, a dangerous rearrangement of God-given standards and the unsettling of traditional hierarchies of power. Despite claiming to focus exclusively on science and religion, creationists were practicing politics. Their anticommunist campaign, often infused with conspiracy theory, gained power from the fact that the Marxist founders, the early Bolshevik leaders, and their American allies were staunch evolutionists. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Using the Scopes \"Monkey\" Trial as a starting point, \u003ci\u003eRed Dynamite\u003c\/i\u003e traces the politically explosive union of Darwinism and communism over the next century. Across those years, social evolution was the primary target of creationists, and their \"ideas have consequences\" strategy instilled fear that shaped the contours of America's culture wars. By taking the anticommunist arguments of creationists seriously, Weinberg reveals a neglected dimension of antievolutionism and illuminates a source of the creationist movement's continuing strength. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThanks to generous funding from Indiana University and its participation in TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu\/cornell-open) and other repositories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Belaboring Scopes\u003cbr\u003e 1. Lighting the Darwin Fuse\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Lamb-Dragon and The Devil's Poison\u003cbr\u003e 3. Blood Relationship, Bolshevism, and Whoopie Parties\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Wolf Pack and the Upas Tree\u003cbr\u003e 5. Beast Ancestry, Dangerous Triplets, and Damnable Heresies\u003cbr\u003e 6. Flood, Fruit, and Satan\u003cbr\u003e 7. Trees, Knees, and Nurseries\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Nightcrawler, the Wedge, and the Bloodiest Religion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Baby Christian and the Dark Place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607805849880,"sku":"9781501759291","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/red-dynamite-creationism-culture-wars-and-anticommunism-in-america-paperback-softback-9781501759291","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}