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THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EXTREMISM
The Christian Right in America
Edited by Kimberly Blaker
Now translated in Arabic
by Shorouk International
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New Boston Books, Inc. Publisher of adult and juvenile nonfiction
The Christian Right in America Edited by Kimberly Blaker
Now translated in Arabic by Shorouk International Click for details
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Reviewsof THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EXTREMISM The Christian Right in America
The following have been excerpted from reviews of The Fundamentals of Extremism. In addition to eight interlocking chapters (including three by Blaker) dealing with various aspects of this authoritarian phenomenon, it contains a wealth of resources--nine hundred footnotes and a suggested bibliography for further reading. Indeed, it would make an ideal text for a course in Fundamentalism 101. Conscience Winter 2003 (The news journal of Catholic opinion published by Catholics for a Free Choice) - Andrew Merton The Fundamentals of Extremism needs to reach those in mainstream society who mistakenly believe they have nothing to fear from the likes of the Christian Coalition's Ralph Reed and Focus on the Family's James Dobson. The strength of the book lies not in its nine hundred footnotes but instead in its clear description of how fundamentalist Christianity is unsuccessful in providing a better and more fulfilling life for individuals who embrace it. This failure foreshadows the incredibly regressive and destructive leaps that society would take if these religious extremists were able to impose their views on everyone else. The Fundamentals of Extremism draws the battle lines in this culture war and presents an unambiguous argument for which side Humanists need to take. The Humanist (International) Sept./Oct. 2003 - Jende Huang, field assistant for the American Humanist Asssociation The Fundamentals of Extremism “deserves all the attention it can get, whether or not you agree with its premise, its assertions or its conclusions. It is scrupulously researched by a team of veteran Christian Right critics who know the game and the players. The subtleties this movement uses to push its political agenda are sophisticated and scary. And they’re worth knowing in full detail.” Blue Ridge Business Journal (Roanoke, VA) July 14, 2003 - Dan Smith
"Though Fundamentals doesn't
focus on gun-toting, overtly racist goose-stepping Nazi flag-waving curiosities,
it isn't any less disturbing than James Ridgeway's pivotal work Blood in the
Face, or equally scholarly studies on the Christian Identity. This book's
authority hinges on meticulous documentation of a slow but tangible national
shift from a constitutionally based, secular democracy to an unabashedly
apostolic theocracy. Blaker asserts that now, as the country is firmly in the
grips of a self-professed born-again President (gulp) and his fundamentalist
freak show of an Attorney General, this trend can only be expected to step up in
pace and bloat in scope. "[The Fundamentals of Extremism] is filled with astonishing citations that demonstrate the virulence of the Christian fundamentalists and the negative and destructive character of their agenda. Some come from unsuspected quarters. . . . the efforts of Ms. Blaker and her collaborators to alert the American people to the dangers posed by the Christian Right are laudable. The book is well documented with 900 notes and provides a scary assessment of the religious right. It is worth reading for anyone who wishes to understand one of the constituencies Mr. Bush relies upon to stay in power for another four-year term. That one or more Supreme Court Justices may be in the balance should send people to read this book, talk to their friends and neighbors and run to the polls in November 2004." (Read in full at Swans.) Swans (Online) July 7, 2003 - Gilles d'Aymery, publisher and co-editor of Swans, was educated at the Universities of Economics & Law of Toulouse and Paris, and at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He moved to the U.S. in 1982. "This book is an encyclopedic indictment of the extreme Christian right, but its content can be applied to any extremist belief system. It and the current world situation can help awaken us to the need to consider and better understand all sides of religious differences and see them in total and true perspective. The book is recommended for what it is: a well-articulated informative secular presentation in the debate between liberal and conservative views of religion and the danger in extremes." (Read in full at Cultic Studies Review.) Cultic Studies Review (Online) Vol. 2, No. 2, 2003, by Frank MacHovec, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Virginia and Rappahannock Community College, and Cult Studies Reviewer and Editorial Board member for the American Family Foundation's Cultic Studies Review.
REVIEWS HAVE ALSO APPEARED IN THE FOLLOWING: Midwest Book Review (online) Reviewer's Bookwatch Library Bookwatch MİLEL VE NİHAL: Journal for Studies of Belief, Culture, and Mythology Stuttgart Daily Leader The Tennessean All About Books, (KUCV FM, Nebraska Public Radio) American Book Review Educational Book Review The Humanist Blue Ridge Business Journal MetroTimes (Detroit online) Skeptic Ruminator Review Morgan Hills Times Baltimore City Paper Road to Peace (online) More
Excerpts from and articles derived from The Fundamentals of Extremism have appeared in Playgirl Magazine, The Humanist, Toward Freedom,
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