Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans
James Crossley
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Religion/Theologie
Beschreibung
James Crossley holds a mirror up to English politics, examining how Christianity is often used to legitimise ideological positions and parties.
From the paternalistic Christianity used to justify ever-intensifiying neoliberalism, to the ethnonationalist and economic protectionist Christianity of Theresa May and Brexit, and encompassing the socialist constructions of Christianity by Jeremy Corbyn and a resurgent Left, Crossley guides us through politics' love affair with Christianity.
Drawing on interviews with politicians, leave and remain voters, activists, and revolutionaries, Crossley reveals how religion is linked to positions relating to class, capitalism and foreign policy: obfuscating potential causes of unrest, justifying military intervention and challenging dominant class interests.
Kundenbewertungen
David Cameron, Britain First, Marxism, Bible, Tony Blair, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Antisemitism, Liberal Democrats, Brexit, Identity, Class, Christianity, EU Referendum, Margaret Thatcher, London, Communism, Barrow-in-Furness, Tony Benn, Anglicanism, Noam Chomsky, ISIS, Martyrdom, Jeremy Corbyn, 9/11, Catholicism, Christmas, Socialism, Islam, Nigel Farage, BBC, Tim Farron, Neoliberalism, EDL, UKIP, Britishness, 7/7, Homosexuality, Theresa May, Religion, Neil Kinnock, Fascism, General Election