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Author Butler, Jennifer S.

Title Born again : the Christian Right globalized / Jennifer S. Butler
Published London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 215 pages)
Contents Introduction ; Purposes of the Book ; My Research Methods ; Guiding Themes ; Chapter Overview ; 1 Born Again: Three Reasons the Christian Right is Globalizing ; Reason 1: Secularism (Despite Predictions) Never Completely Banished Religion ; Reason 2: Demographic and Political Shifts Favor Conservative Religious Movements ; Reason 3: The Rise of Global Civil Society as a Political Opportunity for Conservatives ; 2 The Christian Right's Challenge to Global Democracy ; Stage 1: Symbolic Protest (2000 -- 01) -- Arising to Fight for Faith and Family at Beijing+ 5
Stage 2: Insiders (2001- Present) -- The ""New Sheriff in Town"" Comes to the Commission on the Status of Women Stage 3: A Proactive Agenda on the Issue of Family ; The Future of Global Civil Society ; 3 Assembling a Pro- Family Alliance ; From Rome: The Conservative Catholic Network ; From Salt Lake City, Utah: The Mormon Network ; From the American Heartland: Conservative Evangelicals ; Conclusion ; 4 A Global Religious Right? The Prospects and Challenges of International Interfaith Alliances ; Attack of the Clones: The Potential of Christian Right Global Partnerships
Neoconservatives and Evangelicals: Towards a Moralist Foreign Policy Europe's Problem ; World Youth Alliance -- Winning the Next Generation ; Challenges Ahead ; Conclusion ; Conclusion: Six Strengths of the Christian Right's Organizing Methods ; 1 Openness to New Strategic Alliances: Secular Conservatives Reached Out to Religious Communities, While Secular Progressives Ignored Them ; 2 Openness to New Organizing Techniques: The Contrast Between Conservative Innovation and Progressive Passivity ; 3 Openness to New Technology
4 Openness to Young People: Conservatives Mentor New Leaders, While Progressives Have Interns 5 Strategic Funding: Conservatives Fund Infrastructure, While Progressives Fund Causes and Education ; 6 Rhetoric: Conservatives Speak to People's Passions, While Progressives Speak in Academic Abstractions ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
Summary -- A gripping investigation of the power of Christian Right worldwide -- The 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 Na
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index
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Subject United Nations.
SUBJECT United Nations fast
Die Rechte Körperschaft gnd
Subject Christianity and international relations.
Christian conservatism.
Religious right.
Non-governmental organizations -- Religious aspects
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
Christian conservatism
Christianity and international relations
Religious right
Christentum
Globalisierung
Die Rechte
Evangelischen.
Verenigde Naties.
Beleid.
Internationalisierung.
Neue Christliche Rechte (USA)
Konservatism.
Kristendom och politik.
Fundamentalism -- kristendom.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781849642415
1849642419