Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans - Religion in Contemporary English Political Discourse

Informationen zum Autor James Crossley is Professor of Bible, Society and Politics, at St Mary's University, London. His recent books include Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans (Pluto, 2018) and Harnessing Chaos: The Bible in English Political Discourse since 1968 (Bloomsbury, 2016). Klappentext James Crossley holds a mirror up to English politics, examining how Christianity is often used to legitimise ideological positions and parties. From the paternalistic Christianity used to justify ever-intensifiying neoliberalism, to the ethnonationalist and economic protectionist Christianity of Theresa May and Brexit, and encompassing the socialist constructions of Christianity by Jeremy Corbyn and a resurgent Left, Crossley guides us through politics' love affair with Christianity. Drawing on interviews with politicians, leave and remain voters, activists, and revolutionaries, Crossley reveals how religion is linked to positions relating to class, capitalism and foreign policy: obfuscating potential causes of unrest, justifying military intervention and challenging dominant class interests.

Product details

• Authors: James Crossley
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2018
• EAN: 9780745338293
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3829-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; England, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Religion & politics, Religious issues & debates, Religion and Politics, Political ideologies and movements, Religious issues and debates