The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege

An essential history of the influential men who have spearheaded the movement to erode the wall separating church and state.Beginning as far-left radicals during the 1960s, the theocons in Damon Linker's book (including Richard John Neuhaus, Michael Novak, and George Weigel) gradually transitioned to conservatism when they grew frustrated with the failures of the decade's revolutionary goals. Linker shows how, starting during the Reagan administration, they worked to forge a Christian alliance between Evangelical Protestants and Conservative Catholics. By injecting the language of faith into political life, this movement appealed to a wide swath of voters and ultimately played a central role in the election of George W. Bush. The Theocons is an absorbing and revelatory look at an ideological crusade that every American needs to know about.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/04/2007
ISBN: 9781400096855
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.30w x 0.68d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 10/21/2007 pg. 20