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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Alumkal, Antony William, 1969- author.     Subjects     Religion and science.     Christian conservatism.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Alumkal, Antony William, 1969- author.       by title:      Paranoid science : t...         MARC Display

Paranoid science : the Christian right's war on reality / Antony Alumkal. by Alumkal, Antony William, 1969- author. New York : New York University Press, c2017. Subjects Religion and science.   Christian conservatism. ISBN:  9781479827138 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1479827134 (hardcover : alk. paper) Description:  x, 243 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Fear of a Darwinist culture: the intelligent design movement -- Sex, sin, and science: the persistence of the ex-gay movement -- "Our way or a brave new world": Christian right bioethics -- Seeing red over green evangelicals: the crusade against environmentalism. Requests:  0 Summary:  Explores the Christian Right's fierce opposition to science, explaining how and why its leaders came to see scientific truths as their enemy. For decades, the Christian Right's high-profile clashes with science have made national headlines. From attempts to ban the teaching of evolution in public schools to climate change denial, efforts to "cure" gay people, and opposition to stem cell research, the Christian Right has battled against science. How did this hostility begin and, more importantly, why has it endured? Antony Alumkal provides a comprehensive background on the war on science--how it developed and why it will continue to endure. Drawing upon Richard Hofstadter's influential 1965 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Antony Alumkal argues that the Christian Right adopts a similar paranoid style in their approach to science. Alumkal demonstrates that Christian Right leaders see conspiracies within the scientific establishment, with scientists not only peddling fraudulent information, but actively concealing their true motives from the American public and threatening to destroy the moral foundation of society. By rejecting science, Christian Right leaders create their own alternative reality, one that does not challenge their literal reading of the Bible. While Alumkal recognizes the many evangelicals who oppose the Christian Right's agenda, he also highlights the consequences of the war on reality--both for the evangelical community and the broader American public.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 261.55097 Al Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 261.55097 Al Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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