Michael Lienesch: 2 books
In the Beginning
Fundamentalism, the Scopes Trial, and the Making of the Antievolution Movement
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2007
The current controversy over teaching evolution in the public schools has grabbed front-page headlines and topped news broadcasts all across the United States. In the Beginning investigates the movement that has ignited debate in state legislatures and at school board meetings. Reaching back to the...
Redeeming America
Piety and Politics in the New Christian Right
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
This balanced and comprehensive study of Christian conservative thinking focuses on the 1980s, when the New Christian Right appeared suddenly as an influential force on the American political scene, only to fade from the spotlight toward the end of the decade. In Redeeming America, Michael Lienesch...