{"product_id":"exporting-the-american-gospel-global-christian-fundamentalism-paperback","title":"Exporting the American Gospel: Global Christian Fundamentalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Brouwer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Gifford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan D. Rose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the pressures of globalization are crushing local traditions, millions of uprooted people are buying into a new American salvation product. This fundamentalist Christianity, a fusion of American popular religion and politics, is one of the most significant cultural influences exported from the United States. With illuminating case studies based on extensive field research, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eExporting the American Gospel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstrates how Christian fundamentalism has taken hold in many nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most significant cultural influences exported from the United States, this fusion of popular religion and politics supports new capitalist and patriarchal structures and a global culture of consumption and consumer gratification. Engaging in spiritual warfare with their global competitors - Islam, socialism, feminism, secular humanism, and Catholicism - the new fundamentalists are helping to reconfigure the role of the United States in the 'new world order.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at Dickinson College; \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Gifford\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of the Study of Religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London; and \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Brouwer\u003c\/strong\u003e is author of \u003cem\u003eConquest and Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.96 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45882807877829,"sku":"9780415917124","price":119.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/wC1Dbb5bMN9780415917124.webp?v=1783892321","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/exporting-the-american-gospel-global-christian-fundamentalism-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}