This volume examines the intersection of political power and
religion during the presidency of Donald Trump through an
examination of performance. This study begins with an examination
of white evangelical Christian support for Trump through readings
of the 2018 film The Trump Prophecy, based on a book of the same
name, and The Faith of Donald J. Trump, a "spiritual biography" of
the former president by veteran Christian reporters David Brody and
Scott Lamb. White evangelicals Christianized Trump during his run
for office in 2016 and Trump’s ascension to the presidency broke
down barriers between church and state in service of dominionistic
Christian aims. This exploration then looks at the conservative
Catholicism through an exploration of Heroes of the Fourth Turning,
a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Will Arbery,
and Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option. While Trump’s connection
to evangelicals is well documented, conservative Catholics like
Attorney General Bill Barr and Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney
Barrett took on pivotal roles during the Trump administration
demonstrating the significance of conservative Catholicism to his
presidency. The author finally examines the "cult" of Trump on the
internet by interrogating the performance of spirituality in
pro-Trump conspiracy theories like QAnon. This book will be of
great interest not only to theatre and performance studies scholars
but also scholars with interests in political and religious
studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Hank Willenbrink
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-230289-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-03-230289-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781032302898 |
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