Religion of fear : the politics of horror in conservative evangelicalism /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bivins, Jason.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description:	xii, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Christianity and politics -- United States. Evangelicalism -- United States. Conservatism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Horror. Fear -- Social aspects. Fear -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Political violence. Christianity and politics. Conservatism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Evangelicalism. Fear -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Fear -- Social aspects. Horror. Political violence. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7261495

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ISBN:	9780195340815 0195340817
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-302) and index. Also available online

Table of Contents:

1. "Scary Jesus": Locating the "Religion of Fear" in Conservative Evangelicalism
2. "A Common Thrill": Evangelicalism and the Culture of Fear
3. "Jesus Was Not a Weak Fairy": Chick Tracts and the Visual Culture of Evangelical Fear
4. "Runnin' with the Devil": Conservative Evangelical Fear and Popular Music
5. "Shake 'Em to Wake 'Em": Hell Houses and the Conservative Evangelical Theater of Horror
6. "Already Decided and Carrying a Weapon!" The Political Terrors of Being Left Behind
7. "Like Beating the Dog": Fear, Religion, and American Democracy
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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