With God On Our Side
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Publication date: September 27, 1996
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell)
Perhaps more than any other Western, democratic country in the world, the United States struggles with the role of religion in politics -- despite its Constitutional provisions for the "separation of Church and State." While many Americans are aware, and perhaps uneasy, that conservative Christians have transformed themselves over the past four decades from political non-entities into a highly significant political and social force, few have a clear understanding of how this transformation has occurred.
A new book, WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE: The Rise of the Religious Right in America (Broadway Books; Hardcover; $27.50) for the first time fully traces the history of the religious right, its resonating power and influence in our society, and its relatively recent development into a sophisticated political organization. An objective and lively analysis, WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE draws heavily on archival material and over 100 new, in-depth interviews with key players, including Ralph Reed, Gary Bauer, Pat Robertson, and Jerry Falwell, and will be accompanied by a six-week PBS television series of the same name to begin airing September 27th.
Written by noted scholar William Martin, Ph.D., the biographer of the acclaimed A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story (winner of the 1992 Christianity Today Critics' Choice Award), WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE focuses on the years 1960 - 1992, showing how the line between the presidency and the pulpit has often blurred throughout U.S. history. The book uncovers every major turning point in the rise of the religious right, from Billy Graham's tacit endorsement of Nixon as a presidential candidate to Pat Buchanan's own presidential campaigns in 1992 and 1996, and tells the stories behind today's cultural wars over school prayer, sex education, the ERA, and "family values."
As it importantly explores what motivates individual Americans to do battle in the culture wars, how a free society draws the line between church and state, and who holds the reins when politicians and religious activists join forces, WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE informs and illuminates while underscoring the enduring value of the relationship between religion and government as construed by our nation's founders. For anyone interested in the political, religious, and cultural dynamics of our country -- whether conservative, liberal, fundamentalist, or atheist -- WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE is essential reading, especially in this current election year.
Interview contact: Jennifer Swihart at Broadway Books, 212/782-8943.
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