Fighting Fundamentalist - Carl Mcintire and the Politicization of American Fundamentalism

Zusatztext We have long needed serious studies of both figures. In each case the authors serve us well. Informationen zum Autor Markku Ruotsila teaches American church history at the University of Helsinki in Finland. He has written widely on twentieth-century evangelicalism, fundamentalism, and anticommunism and has worked as visiting Fellow at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, and as a visiting scholar at New York University and the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. The author of six previous books, including The Origins of Christian Anti-Internationalism: Conservative Evangelicals and the League of Nations (2008), his articles have appeared in Church History, the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, the Journal of American Studies and elsewhere. Klappentext Markku Ruotsila's Fighting Fundamentalist restores the controversial fundamentalist pastor and broadcaster Carl McIntire to his place as one of the most influential religious leaders in twentieth-century United States and one of the principal founders of the Christian Right. Zusammenfassung Markku Ruotsila's Fighting Fundamentalist restores the controversial fundamentalist pastor and broadcaster Carl McIntire to his place as one of the most influential religious leaders in twentieth-century United States and one of the principal founders of the Christian Right. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Beginnings: The Making of a Fundamentalist Chapter 2 Come-Outer: The Twentieth Century Reformation Movement Chapter 3 Leading the Charge: The Making of Christian Libertarianism Chapter 4 Cold Warrior: The Worldwide Fight for Liberation Chapter 5 Exposing Red Clergy: McCarthyism in the Churches Chapter 6 Massive Resistance: Struggles for Civil Rights Chapter 7 Under Siege: The Radical Right Years Chapter 8 "Kill a Commie": Marching for Victory in Vietnam Chapter 9 Broadening the Agenda: Towards the New Christian Right Chapter 10 Prophet Forsaken: The Last Years Epilogue: Carl McIntire's Legacy Manuscript Collections Consulted Notes Index ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Markku Ruotsila, Markku (Adjunct Professor (Docent) of Am Ruotsila, Markku (Adjunct Professor (Docent) of American Church History Ruotsila, Ruotsila Markku
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 07.01.2016
• EAN: 9780199372997
• ISBN: 978-0-19-937299-7
• Pages: 416
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, 20th Century, RELIGION / Fundamentalism, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Religion, Biography: religious & spiritual, United States of America, USA, Church history, Religious Fundamentalism, Biography: religious and spiritual, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches