{"product_id":"ministers-of-propaganda-truth-power-and-the-ideology-of-the-religious-right-9780802882813","title":"Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Coley exposes the inner workings of the religious right's propaganda--and how Christians can resist it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Good evangelical Christians are Republican. It seems like it's always been this way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That means the propaganda is working. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scott Coley trains a critical eye on the fusion of evangelicalism and right-wing politics in \u003ci\u003eMinisters of Propaganda\u003c\/i\u003e. This timely volume unravels rhetoric and biblical prooftexting that support Christo-authoritarianism: an ideology that presses Christian theology into the service of authoritarian politics. Coley's historically informed argument unsettles evangelical orthodoxy on issues like creation science or female leadership--convictions not as unchanging as powerful religious leaders would have us believe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Coley explains that we buy into propaganda because of motivated reasoning, and when we are motivated by perceived self-interest, the Christian message is easily corrupted. But if we recover Jesus's commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves, right-wing propaganda will lose its power. Any reader troubled by American evangelicals' embrace of racism, misogyny, and other unchristian views will find answers and hope in these pages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802882813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Scott M. Coley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43896776622261,"sku":"9780802882813","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8cee39ac-8758-4685-99f0-7d93cbe4edb3.jpg?v=1712632396","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ministers-of-propaganda-truth-power-and-the-ideology-of-the-religious-right-9780802882813","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}