"Scary Jesus": locating the "religion of fear" in conservative evangelicalism -- "A common thrill": evangelicalism and the culture of fear -- "Jesus was not a weak fairy": Chick tracts and the visual culture of evangelical fear -- "Runnin' with the devil": conservative evangelical fear and popular music -- "Shake 'em to wake 'em": hell houses and the conservative evangelical theater of horror -- "Already decided and carrying a weapon!": the political terrors of being Left Behind -- "Like beating the dog": fear, religion and American democracy
Summary
Conservative evangelicalism has transformed American politics, working not just through conventional channels, but through subcultures and alternate modes of communication. This text is a significant introduction to our understanding of the new shapes of political religion, and of American evangelicalism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-302) and index
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