Apostolidis Stations of the Cross

Adorno and Christian Right Radio
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8100-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
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Analysis of the nationally broadcast radio program "Focus on the Family" that argues that the Christian right's popularity stems from its resistance to the increasing influence of market forces in the welfare state, the electoral system, and the

Autoren/Hrsg.

Apostolidis, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledments

Introduction

1. Adorno on Mass Culture and Cultural Criticism

2. Adorno’s Critique of Christian Right Radio in the New Deal Era

3. Christian Professionals and the Fraying Fabric of Health and Human Services

4. Christian Politicians and the Decline of Democratic Accountability

5. Christian Victims in the Backlash Society

6. Negative Dialectics and Political Practice

Appendix A
Complete Listing of Focus on the Family Broadcasts Selected for Research

Appendix B
Itenerary for Research Visit to Colorado Springs, 21–25 February 1996

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Apostolidis is Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.