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We Gather Together
Neil J. Young
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Description for We Gather Together
Tracing the interactions among evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons from the 1950s to the present day, We Gather Together recasts the story of the emergence of the Religious Right, showing that it was not a brilliant political strategy of compromise and coalition-building hatched on the eve of a history-altering election. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HRAM2; HRCC99; HRCJ; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 758.
In the 1970s, mainly in response to Roe v. Wade, evangelicals and conservative Catholics put aside their longstanding historical prejudices and theological differences and joined forces to form a potent political movement that swept across the country--or so conventional wisdom would have us think. In this provocative book, Neil J. Young argues that most of this widely accepted story of the creation of the Religious Right is not true. We Gather Together examines evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons (who are usually ignored in the story) in the early days of the religious right and paints a much different picture. Tracing ... Read more
In the 1970s, mainly in response to Roe v. Wade, evangelicals and conservative Catholics put aside their longstanding historical prejudices and theological differences and joined forces to form a potent political movement that swept across the country--or so conventional wisdom would have us think. In this provocative book, Neil J. Young argues that most of this widely accepted story of the creation of the Religious Right is not true. We Gather Together examines evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons (who are usually ignored in the story) in the early days of the religious right and paints a much different picture. Tracing ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199738984
SKU
V9780199738984
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About Neil J. Young
Neil J. Young is a lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program. Young holds a B.A. from Duke University and a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Columbia University. His articles have appeared in American Quarterly, the New York Times, Slate, and the Christian Science Monitor.
Reviews for We Gather Together
The history and social/cultural dynamics Young narrates in this text offer a pertinent review for those involved in social and political critique as well as those leading conversations around social engagement in the current era.
Susan L. Maros, PNEUMA
Young makes a strong and historically important case that ecumenical rapprochement among Protestants and Catholics in the Religious Right ... Read more
Susan L. Maros, PNEUMA
Young makes a strong and historically important case that ecumenical rapprochement among Protestants and Catholics in the Religious Right ... Read more