Republican Jesus: How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels

by Tony Keddie

Book Overview

The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible--from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality.

Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare--or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels that started almost a century ago, conservative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520356233
• ISBN13: 9780520356238
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.4"