{"product_id":"the-politics-of-hate-how-the-christian-right-darkened-americas-political-soul-hardback-9781439926376","title":"The Politics of Hate; How the Christian Right Darkened America's Political Soul (Hardback) 9781439926376","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Hate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow the Christian Right Darkened America's Political Soul\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAngelia R. Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439926376\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages, 12\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 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\u003ci\u003e“How did a leader as deeply secular and irreligious as former President Donald Trump manage to attract passionate support from eight out of ten white evangelicals? And from almost two-thirds of white Catholics as well, despite President Biden’s deep-rooted Catholic faith? Using a variety of methods and evidence, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Politics of Hate\u003ci\u003e provides essential new insights into this phenomenon. Wilson explains why Trump’s heated rhetoric defending traditional values converted the sharply declining share of the American electorate who identify as white Christians to become the devoted base of the Make America Great Again movement.”\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cb\u003ePippa Norris\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard University \u003ci\u003e“Most books referring to the Christian Right are written by those far outside of the movement’s core constituency and with little understanding of religion or theology. Not this one. \u003c\/i\u003eThe Politics of Hate\u003ci\u003e is especially valuable now that some of the old-guard groups like the Moral Majority are gone and others, like Focus on the Family, have shifted their attention. Wilson provides the most comprehensive guide to the core groups of the movement that I have ever seen, and her detailed strategies are fascinating, in part because of her personal anecdotes from attending the various events. \u003c\/i\u003eThe Politics of Hate\u003ci\u003e provides a higher-level look at what is going on that is independent of the actions of individual groups.”\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003cb\u003eClyde Wilcox\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Political Science at Georgetown University, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Interest Group Society, 4th edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChristian Right organizations have darkened America’s political soul by strategically constructing a theological justification for hate. Angelia Wilson supports this claim in \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Hate\u003c\/i\u003e by detailing how Christian Right organizations have pushed voters toward polarization and primed religious conservatives to support Donald Trump.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on original research, participant observation at events, and data collection, Wilson follows the money to provide a meticulous analysis of how Christian Right political elites operate. She traces the evolutionary development of the Christian Right’s political professionalism and their allegiance to a grand vision that articulates a grammar of war to fulfill their Biblical worldview.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Hate\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how Christian Right organizations educate and train networks of soldiers to tactically engage the enemy in local, state, and national legal and political battles. Wilson carefully documents their history of co-belligerency, their strategies of political warfare, and, importantly, the impact of this war that has, over the past fifty years, forever changed American politics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52742764790040,"sku":"9781439926376","price":77.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-hate-how-the-christian-right-darkened-americas-political-soul-hardback-9781439926376","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}