The Politics of Hate: How the Christian Right Darkened America's Political Soul

Christian Right organizations have darkened America's political soul by strategically constructing a theological justification for hate. Angelia Wilson supports this claim in The Politics of Hate by detailing how Christian Right organizations have pushed voters toward polarization and primed religious conservatives to support Donald Trump.

Based on original research, participant observation at events, and data collection, Wilson follows the money to provide a meticulous analysis of how Christian Right political elites operate. She traces the evolutionary development of the Christian Right's political professionalism and their allegiance to a grand vision that articulates a grammar of war to fulfill their Biblical worldview.

The Politics of Hate demonstrates how Christian Right organizations educate and train networks of soldiers to tactically engage the enemy in local, state, and national legal and political battles. Wilson carefully documents their history of co-belligerency, their strategies of political warfare, and, importantly, the impact of this war that has, over the past fifty years, forever changed American politics.

Author: Angelia R. Wilson
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 01/10/2025
Pages: 310
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d
ISBN13: 9781439926383
ISBN10: 1439926387
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Religion, Politics & State
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Conservatism & Liberalism
- Social Science | Activism & Social Justice

About the Author
Angelia R. Wilson is Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester. She has published five books including Why Europe is Lesbian and Gay Friendly (and Why America Never Will Be) and Situating Intersectionality: Politics, Policy and Power.