Family Matters: James Dobson and Focus on the Family's Crusade for the Christian Home

Offers an insightful history and analysis of James Dobson's rise to fame, his effect on American evangelical culture, and subsequent descent from relevance. Extensively researched, Løvdal Stephens has scoured through Dobson's books, articles, and other materials in order to explore how evangelicals defined and defended the traditional family.

About the author

Hilde Løvdal Stephens is visiting associate professor of English at the University of Southeastern Norway.

Summary

Offers an insightful history and analysis of James Dobson's rise to fame, his effect on American evangelical culture, and subsequent descent from relevance. Extensively researched, Løvdal Stephens has scoured through Dobson's books, articles, and other materials in order to explore how evangelicals defined and defended the traditional family.

Product details

• Authors: Hilde L. Stephens, Hilde Løvdal Stephens, Hilde Lovdal Stephens, Hilde Løvdal Stephens
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Univ of Alabama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780817320331
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-2033-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Religion and American Culture; Religion & American Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works