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God's Angry Men

The Political Legacy of the John Birch Society

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God's Angry Men

The Political Legacy of the John Birch Society

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God's Angry Men examines a historical timeline from the 1930s through the early 1980s of the communications and interactions between corporations, religious leaders, and wealthy individuals, wherein both individuals and societal forces strategically planned to politically mobilize a percentage of conservative Christians in support of a form of Christian nationalism and libertarianism.

The John Birch Society (JBS) well known for its conspiracy theories is often dismissed for its political impact in the United States. Far from just an organization that utilized fear-based conspiracies, the JBS was a political movement that stemmed from the political aspirations of industry leaders, wanting to ensure a far-right, Christian, free-enterprise supporting mobilization that would ensure the election of a Conservative Messiah to the White House. Celestini explores the eternal battle for the Christian foundations of the nation via culture war issues and the political legacy of the JBS in the 21st century.

Celestini focuses on PR campaigns and other forms of media and propaganda from groups like the John Birch Society and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to demonstrate how this historic political and religious communication can be tied to aggressive alt-right groups, the New Christian Right, and the contemporary 'culture wars.'

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Religion, Politics, and the Defense of Free Enterprise
2. Political Mobilization, Americanism, and the Insiders
3. The John Birch Society's Relationship with Christianity
4. Pink and Blue Ballots
5. “Silent Americans” and the Politics of American Moral Values
6. Onward Christian Soldiers: The Rich Shall Rise Again
7. Follow the Money: The Political Legacy of The John Birch Society
Bibliography
About the Author
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 02 Apr 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 288
ISBN 9798216255680
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd

About the contributors

Author

Carmen Celestini

Carmen Celestini is Lecturer in Religious Studies…

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