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OverviewThe Christian Right wields massive political power in the United States and beyond. This is the first book to reveal the growing influence of the Christian Right within the United Nations. This book reveals how Christian conservative groups are able to shape policy in every corner of the world. Drawing on interviews with religious leaders, it reveals how today's most powerful Christian Right organisations are building interfaith coalitions, connecting Catholic, Mormon and Muslim allies to advance a conservative agenda. The US under Bush Jr. has given them a significant voice in shaping US policy on issues including women's rights, reproductive health, human cloning, children's rights and AIDS. In short, the Christian Right is globalising -- a phenomenon that promises to challenge progressive social policy on a world-wide scale - as well as transform the Christian Right itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer S. ButlerPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.344kg ISBN: 9780745322421ISBN 10: 0745322425 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 20 August 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Born Again: Three Reasons Why The Christian Right Can Globalize Now 2. The Christian Right’s Challenge To Global Democracy’s Status Quo 3. Assembling A Pro-Family Alliance 4. A Global Religious Right?: The Prospects And Challenges Of International, Interfaith Alliances Conclusion: Six Areas Where Conservatives Excel Notes IndexReviews[Butler] is good at revealing the political manoeuvering - such as the coalition of interest between the evangelical Christian Right and their Catholic, Mormon and Muslim allies to advance a conservative agenda at the UN - and hard-core lobbying on social issues such as abortion, homosexuality and women's and children's rights at state and federal level. And she is right when she says that social policy battles the progressive liberal left thought had been won in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are being challenged all over again by the evangelical right. -- Tribune Jennifer Butler's sharp eye for critique and smooth handling of complexity makes her the ideal analyst for probing the global export of exclusionary frames and narratives by the U.S. Christian Right. Butler pulls aside the veils of religiosity to show the mean-spirited and elitist ideologies, and yet she never stoops to caricature theology nor bash sincere religious belief. -- Chip Berlet, Senior Analyst, Political Research Associates, Co-author, Right-Wing Populism in America Author InformationJennifer Butler is Executive Director of Faith in Public Life. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Butler most recently served as the Presbyterian Church (USA) Representative to the United Nations. She also taught courses at New York University's graduate program in Global Studies. Butler served in the Peace Corps from 1989 to 1991 in Belize, Central America. She is the author of Born Again: The Christian Right Globalized (Pluto, 2006). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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