White Evangelicals and Right-Wing Populism: How Did We Get Here?

by Marcia Pally

Book Overview

How did America's white evangelicals, from often progressive history, come to right-wing populism? Addressing populism requires understanding how its historico-cultural roots ground present politics. How have the very qualities that contributed much to American vibrancy-an anti-authoritarian government-wariness and energetic community-building-turned, under conditions of distress, to defensive, us-them worldviews?

Readers will gain an understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032134836
• ISBN13: 9781032134833
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"