Republican Jesus: How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels

By: Tony Keddie

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Synopsis: The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible—from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality.Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity and hates homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare—or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels that started almost a century ago, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments. In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans’ cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces readers to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives and liberals alike.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 376 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780520976023
Related ISBNs:: 9780520356238
Publisher:: University of California Press
Date of Addition:: 10/06/20
Copyrighted By:: Tony Keddie
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Communication, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.