The Politics of Values

Games Political Strategists Play

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The Politics of Values

Games Political Strategists Play

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The Politics of Values shows how Evangelical moral influence morphed into public policy and partisan political support for the Republican Party. It will show how the politics of values were used as a means to gain and hold political power, and articulate how those who tried to implement the politics of values in campaigns and public policy began to fall into disrepute. Due to their own arrogance and scandalous behavior, many were voted out of elective office, losing significant races in the 2006 mid-term elections, and leaving the Republican Party severely compromised for the 2008 Presidential election.

This book argues that the ensuing erosion of the Evangelical-Republican symbiosis will soon become more visible and powerful as growing demands for an emphasis on new spiritual values and adjusted political priorities. In short, the nexus of conservative ideology, religion, and politics is imploding. In its place, progressive alternatives are developing; in fact, some are already being presented to the voter by candidates who are motivated by new challenges and cultural directions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1. The Emergence: Values and Politics Together
Chapter 3 2. The Nexus: Religion, Ideology, and Politics
Chapter 4 3. Saturation: Values, Values Everywhere
Chapter 5 4. Consistency: Religious Values in Politics
Chapter 6 5. Democrats: Meet the Religious Left and Center
Chapter 7 6. Religious Progressives: Meet the Democrats
Chapter 8 7. The Right Implodes
Chapter 9 8. The Future: Looking Forward to 2008 and Beyond

Product details

Published Jan 11 2008
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 210
ISBN 9780742539730
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 236 x 160 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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