The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege - Hardcover

Linker, Damon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385516479 ISBN 13: 9780385516471

Publisher: Doubleday, 2006

Synopsis

A study of the rise to power of the "theoconservatives" describes efforts to roll back the division between church and state in American life and to inject their religious ideas, deeply rooted in Roman Catholicism, into the nation's politics.

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Review:

"For anybody who wants to understand the growing public role of American religion, [The Theocons] is a book to reckon with."--The New York Times Book Review"Literate and reasonable. . . . One of the most enlightening critiques of the Religious Right to date." --Booklist"The Theocons constitutes a major step toward reclaiming the liberal heritage that has made America great."--Alan Wolfe, author of The Transformation of American Religion"Invaluable. . . . Alarming. . . . Devastating as a critique of the theocratic ambitions of those who now control the Republican Party."--Andrew Sullivan

About the Author:

DAMON LINKER is intimately familiar with the rise of the theocons. His experience working in the center of the theoconservative world as an editor of its flagship journal, First Things, led to his resolve to write a critical history of the movement. He lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, with his wife and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0385516479
• ISBN 13: 9780385516471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304