The Godless Crusade: Religion, Populism and Right-Wing Identity Politics in the West

by Tobias Cremer

This book postulates that the rise of right-wing populism in the West and its references to religion are less driven by a resurgence of religious fervour, than by the emergence of a new secular identity politics. Based on exclusive interviews with 116 populist leaders, key policy makers and faith leaders in the USA, Germany, and France, it shows how right-wing populists use Christianity as a cultural identity marker of the 'pure people' against external...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009262165
• ISBN13: 9781009262163
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"