Republican Jesus: how the right has rewritten the Gospels

"Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare--or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through noutrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels going back almost a century, conserva...

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Main Author: Keddie, Anthony ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2020]
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:"Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare--or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through noutrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels going back almost a century, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments. In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for, but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans' cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces readers to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives and liberals alike"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 359 Seiten) Illustrationen, 2 Karten
ISBN:9780520976023
DOI:10.1525/9780520976023

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