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Overview
This timely book describes the historical roots and political motives of America's most organized and outspoken political interest group, the Christian Right. Oldfield examines the dilemmas the movement faces within the Republican Party as it attempts both to mobilize its base membership and to participate effectively within broader coalitions.Synopsis
In this book, author Duane Oldfield presents the most comprehensive account to date of the Christian Right's arrival as a major force on the political landscape.
Editorials
CHOICE
Oldfield presents an engaging and balanced account of the modern Christian Right and its ever closer ties to the Republican Party. . . . Highly recommended.Perspectives On Political Science
. . . writing is clear and engaging, making the book accessible to upper-level undergraduates; at the same time specialists in the field of religion and politics will find it useful to have the material in one neat package.— Bruce Nesmith
H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online
...articulate...extensive descriptions...historical detail...— Dennis J. Goldford, Drake University
Perspectives On Poltical Science
. . . writing is clear and engaging, making the book accessible to upper-level undergraduates; at the same time specialists in the field of religion and politics will find it useful to have the material in one neat package.— Nesmith, Bruce
H-Net Review
...articulate...extensive descriptions...historical detail...— Dennis J. Goldford
Choice
Oldfield presents an engaging and balanced account of the modern Christian Right and its ever closer ties to the Republican Party. . . . Highly recommended.H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online
...articulate...extensive descriptions...historical detail...— Dennis J. Goldford, Drake University
Perspectives on Political Science -
. . . writing is clear and engaging, making the book accessible to upper-level undergraduates; at the same time specialists in the field of religion and politics will find it useful to have the material in one neat package.Dean M. Kelley
. . . an informative, scholarly and objective analysis. Written without either the applause of the alarm usually associated with its subject, It will be a great help in understanding the dynamics of fateful political trends in the years ahead.William Schneider
Oldfield understands the people he is writing about—what they think and how they feel. He has interviewed them, read their literature, been to their meetings. This book is lucid, perceptive, and unusually well-observed. Those are rare qualities in academic writing today.Michael Cromartie
Duane Oldfield pays the Christian Right the ultimate compliment: he attends seriously to their history, their beliefs, and their prospects for the future. He writes judiciously and calmly about issues that others are shooting about. This is an impressive book, full of insights worth pondering by both the critics and the allies of the Christian Right. It could not be more timely.Political Studies Review, Vol. 46 N0. 2 June 1998 -
Oldefield's book is an excellent account of the Christian Right and its evolving relationship with the Republican party.Jouranl Of Church and State, Vol. 40, No. 3 Summer 98 -
Oldfield's work is judicious and thorough.H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online -
...articulate...extensive descriptions...historical detail...Book Details
Published
August 1, 1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Pages
294
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780847681907