{"product_id":"the-fundamentals-of-extremism-the-christian-right-in-america-9780972549615","title":"The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn September 11, 2001, Americans witnessed horrific carnage inspired by religious extremism. We saw religious fundamentalists will stop at nothing to reign terror on those they regard as their enemies. In our response, we began to focus on the oppressive treatment of women and children in other parts of the world where religious fundamentalism rules. But we failed to acknowledge the impact and similarities of Christian fundamentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven now, most Americans fail to realize the magnitude of problems posed by our own country's Christian fundamentalism and Religious Right. We regard such dogmatism as odd but non-threatening. We reason, \"Why should we be concerned, so long as it doesn't affect us?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the problem does affect all of us. As \u003cem\u003eThe Fundamentals of Extremism\u003c\/em\u003e reveals, it affects those women and children in Christian fundamentalist homes who suffer severe emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. It affects minorities, particularly African-Americans, and gays and lesbians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqually disconcerting, the problem affects adherents of non-fundamentalist faiths. It also affects those with no religious beliefs who are prime targets of religious fundamentalists' prejudicial attitudes. Even mainstream Christians whose tenets differ from those of conservative Christianity are violators of the will of God who must reform. American Christian fundamentalists are working to change the laws of our land. Their goal is to force all Americans to conform to their strict religious ideologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKimberly Blaker's \u003cem\u003eThe Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America\u003c\/em\u003e is not just another book on the Religious Right. John Shelby Spong, bestselling author of Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism calls Blaker's book \"a thorough analysis of a present crisis.\" In this stark and troubling account of the Religious Right's vision for America, readers will come face-to-face with Christian fundamentalist goals and tactics that have long been underway. Blaker's carefully documented and compelling narrative exposes the full spectrum of issues on the Christian fundamentalist agenda. Rarely have these issues been examined so thoroughly. At least one has never been examined and exposed nationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fundamentals of Extremism\u003c\/em\u003e is an absorbing expos . It urges mainstream Americans to recognize and oppose the encroachment of Christian fundamentalism on our secular society. It's a stirring appeal for religious freedom and the protection of civil liberties for all--including for the extremists who would deny such rights to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3170942\"\u003eKimberly Blaker\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5518499\"\u003eEd Buckner\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-719283\"\u003eHerb Silverman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Green Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.57w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780972549615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0972549617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL084000\"\u003eReligion, Politics \u0026amp; State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC039000\"\u003eSociology of Religion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012000\"\u003eChristian Living | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44489068019949,"sku":"9780972549615","price":14.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_66bbda1a-964a-48a9-8df8-373c69f5939b.jpg?v=1700861207","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-fundamentals-of-extremism-the-christian-right-in-america-9780972549615","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}