The Transformation of the Christian Right in the 1980s

Matthew C. Moen (Author)

9780817355326

Paperback / softback, published 24 October 2008

224 pages, illustrations
22.6 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.458 kg

Fair and accurate. - Christian Booksellers Association Journal ""Highly readable, well-documented.... Moen chronicles the changes that took place in the Christian Right which began in the mid-1980s. Moen argues that an increasingly political environment led to changes in the tactics of the Christian Right.... Perhaps more importantly, the rhetoric associated with the movement shifted from a strong religious emphasis in the style of a jeremiad to a more liberal focus on individual rights and choices. An excellent work, [that] must be read by anyone interested in the nature of religious politics in the United States. Moen has provided a framework and a chronology which will be extremely useful."" - Review of Religious Research ""Moen's account will, undoubtedly remain one of the very best contributions to the study of the American Christian Right."" - American Politics Review