The Book of Jerry Falwell

By Susan Friend Harding,

Book cover of The Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics

Book description

National polls show that approximately 50 million adult Americans are born-again Christians. Yet most Americans see their culture as secular, and the United States is viewed around the world as a secular nation. Further, intellectuals and journalists often portray born-again Christians, despite their numbers, as outsiders who endanger public life.…

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1 author picked The Book of Jerry Falwell as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

An analysis of Falwell’s theological rhetoric and the changes he made in it to persuade fundamentalists and other evangelicals to go into politics that most had considered taboo. A fascinating book by a great anthropologist.

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