The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: Politics, Television, and Popular Culture in the 1970s and Beyond
L. Benjamin Rolsky examines the ways in which American liberalism has helped shape cultural conflict since the 1970s through the story of how television writer and producer Norman Lear galvanized the religious left. He foregrounds the roles played by popular culture, television, and media in America...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2019
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| In: | Jahr: 2019 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Columbia Series on Religion and Politics
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Liberalism-Religious aspects-Christianity
B Religious right B Religious Right B Lear, Norman-Influence B Popular culture-United States-History-20th century B Electronic books B Liberalism (Religion)-United States B Popular culture-Religious aspects-Christianity |
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| Zusammenfassung: | L. Benjamin Rolsky examines the ways in which American liberalism has helped shape cultural conflict since the 1970s through the story of how television writer and producer Norman Lear galvanized the religious left. He foregrounds the roles played by popular culture, television, and media in America's religious history. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Religious Liberalism, American Politics, and Public Life -- 1. Norman Lear, the Christian Right, and the Spiritual Politics of the Religious Left -- 2. All in the Family and the Spiritual Politicization of the American Sitcom -- 3. Norman Lear, the FCC, and the Holy War Over American Television -- 4. People for the American Way and Spiritual Politics in Late Twentieth-Century America -- 5. Liberalism as Variety Show: I Love Liberty and the Decline of the Religious Left -- Conclusion: Religion, Politics, and the Public Square-2019 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0231550421 |