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Between Jesus and the Market - The Emotions that Matter in Right-Wing America (Paperback, New)
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Between Jesus and the Market - The Emotions that Matter in Right-Wing America (Paperback, New)
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Between Jesus and the Market looks at the appeal of the Christian
right-wing movement in contemporary American politics and culture.
In her discussions of books and videotapes that are widely
distributed by the Christian right but little known by mainstream
Americans, Linda Kintz makes explicit the crucial need to
understand the psychological makeup of born-again Christians as
well as the sociopolitical dynamics involved in their cause. She
focuses on the role of religious women in right-wing Christianity
and asks, for example, why so many women are attracted to what is
often seen as an antiwoman philosophy. The result, a telling
analysis of the complexity and appeal of the "emotions that matter"
to many Americans, highlights how these emotions now determine
public policy in ways that are increasingly dangerous for those
outside familiarity's circle. With texts from such organizations as
the Christian Coalition, the Heritage Foundation, and Concerned
Women for America, and writings by Elizabeth Dole, Newt Gingrich,
Pat Robertson, and Rush Limbaugh, Kintz traces the usefulness of
this activism for the secular claim that conservative political
economy is, in fact, simply an expression of the deepest and most
admirable elements of human nature itself. The discussion of
Limbaugh shows how he draws on the skepticism of contemporary
culture to create a sense of absolute truth within his own media
performance-its truth guaranteed by the market. Kintz also
describes how conservative interpretations of the Holy Scriptures,
the U.S. Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence have
been used to challenge causes such as feminism, women's
reproductive rights, and gay and lesbian rights. In addition to
critiquing the intellectual and political left for underestimating
the power of right-wing grassroots organizing, corporate interests,
and postmodern media sophistication, Between Jesus and the Market
discusses the proliferation of militia groups, Christian
entrepreneurship, and the explosive growth and "selling" of the
Promise Keepers.
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