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Moral Combat - How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics (Hardcover) Loot Price: R699
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Moral Combat - How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics (Hardcover): R.Marie Griffith

Moral Combat - How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics (Hardcover)

R.Marie Griffith

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From an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth control--sex is at the heart of many of the most divisive political issues of our age. The origins of these conflicts, historian R. Marie Griffith argues, lie in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians a century ago. From the 1920s onward, a once-solid Christian consensus regarding gender roles and sexual morality began to crumble, as liberal Protestants sparred with fundamentalists and Catholics over questions of obscenity, sex education, and abortion. Both those who advocated for greater openness in sexual matters and those who resisted new sexual norms turned to politics to pursue their moral visions for the nation. Moral Combat is a history of how the Christian consensus on sex unraveled, and how this unraveling has made our political battles over sex so ferocious and so intractable.

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Imprint: BasicBooks
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2017
Authors: R.Marie Griffith
Dimensions: 242 x 155 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 978-0-465-09475-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General
Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
LSN: 0-465-09475-9
Barcode: 9780465094752

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