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The Book Of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language And Politics.
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National Polls Show That Approximately 50 Million Adult Americans Are Bornagain Christians. Yet Most Americans See Their Culture As Secular, And The United States Is Viewed Around The World As A Secular Nation. Further, Intellectuals And Journalists Often Portray Bornagain Christians, Despite Their Numbers, As Outsiders Who Endanger Public Life. But Is American Culture Really So Neatly Split Between The Religious And The Secular? Is America As Modern And Is Bornagain Christian Religious Belief As Premodern As Many Think?In The 1980S, Bornagain Christians Burst Into The Political Arena With Stunning Force. Gone Was The Image Of Oldfashioned Fundamentalism And Its Antiworldly, Separatist Philosophy. Under The Leadership Of The Reverend Jerry Falwell And Allied Preachers, Millions Broke Taboos In Place Since The Scopes Trial Constraining Their Interaction With The Public World. They Claimed New Cultural Territory And Refashioned Themselves In The Public Arena. Here Was A Dynamic Body Of Activists With An Evangelical Vision Of Social Justice, Organized Under The Rubric Of The Moral Majority.Susan Harding, A Cultural Anthropologist, Set Out In The 1980S To Understand The Significance Of This New Cultural Movement. The Result, This Longawaited Book, Presents The Most Original And Thorough Examination Of Christian Fundamentalism To Date. Falwell And His Copastors Were The Pivotal Figures In The Movement. It Is On Them That Harding Focuses, And, In Particular, Their Use Of The Bible'S Language. She Argues That This Language Is The Medium Through Which Bornagain Christians, Individual And Collective, Come To Understand Themselves As Christians. And It Is Inside This Language That Much Of The Bornagain Movement Took Place. Preachers Like Falwell Command A Biblebased Poetics Of Great Complexity, Variety, Creativity, And Force, And, With It, Attempt To Mold Their Churches Into Living Testaments Of The Bible. Harding Focuses On The Wordssermons, Speeches, Books, Audiotapes, And Television Broadcastsof Individual Preachers, Particularly Falwell, As They Rewrote Their Biblebased Tradition To Include, Rather Than Exclude, Intense Worldly Engagement. As A Result Of These Efforts, Bornagain Christians Recast Themselves As A People Not Separated From But Engaged In Making History. The Book Of Jerry Falwell Is A Fascinating Work Of Cultural Analysis, A Rare Account That Takes Fundamentalist Christianity On Its Own Terms And Deepens Our Understanding Of Both Religion And The Modern World.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'The Book of Jerry Falwell'? A: The book primarily examines the significance of Jerry Falwell and his co-pastors in the rise of the born-again Christian movement in America, highlighting their impact on politics and culture.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author is Susan Friend Harding, a cultural anthropologist who explores the complexities of fundamentalist Christianity.
- Q: What type of book is this classified as? A: This book is classified as a cultural analysis and is categorized under United States history and religion.
- Q: When was 'The Book of Jerry Falwell' published? A: The book was published on July 2, 2001.
- Q: Is this book available in different formats? A: Yes, it is available in paperback format.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book contains a total of 352 pages.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'New', indicating it has not been previously used.
- Q: What themes are explored in the book? A: Key themes include the intersection of religion and politics, the evolution of fundamentalist language, and the engagement of born-again Christians in public life.
- Q: Does the book provide insights into the use of Biblical language? A: Yes, the book focuses on how preachers like Falwell used Biblical language to shape their identity and influence their followers.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, it is suitable for academic study, particularly for those interested in religious studies, cultural anthropology, and American history.