Prophets, Demons, and Witch Hunts: American Spiritual Warfare as Scapegoat Ideology
The New Apostolic Reformation - a right-wing Christian organization whose leaders are privy to revelations from God and keenly interested in partisan politics - is part of a long tradition of anti-subversive movements in the United States. The NAR aggressively blames perceived national problems on h...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Creighton University
2016
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The journal of religion & society
Year: 2016, Volume: 18 |
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| Summary: | The New Apostolic Reformation - a right-wing Christian organization whose leaders are privy to revelations from God and keenly interested in partisan politics - is part of a long tradition of anti-subversive movements in the United States. The NAR aggressively blames perceived national problems on hidden enemies, and theories of scapegoating therefore form a useful lens through which to view this movement. The NAR has close connections to political elites, who benefit from the demonization of their opponents. Spiritual warfare, a continuous martial struggle with Satan and his legions, is the central feature of this movement’s scapegoat ideology, which taps into a deep current of American political culture. The NAR is part of what Richard Hofstadter terms the "modern paranoid style," as it asserts that American government is quietly controlled by the conspiratorial evil enemy. |
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| ISSN: | 1522-5658 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10504/74593 |