Paranoid Science : : The Christian Right's War on Reality / / Antony Alumkal.
Explores the Christian Right’s fierce opposition to science, explaining how and why its leaders came to see scientific truths as their enemyFor decades, the Christian Right’s high-profile clashes with science have made national headlines. From attempts to insert intelligent design creationism into p...
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Alumkal, Antony, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Paranoid Science : The Christian Right's War on Reality / Antony Alumkal. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Fear of a Darwinist culture: the intelligent design movement -- 2. Sex, sin, and science: the persistence of the ex- gay movement -- 3. “our way or a brave new world”: christian right bioethics -- 4. Seeing red over green evangelicals: the crusade against environmentalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Explores the Christian Right’s fierce opposition to science, explaining how and why its leaders came to see scientific truths as their enemyFor decades, the Christian Right’s high-profile clashes with science have made national headlines. From attempts to insert intelligent design creationism into public schools to climate change denial, efforts to “cure” gay people through conversion therapy, and opposition to stem cell research, the Christian Right has battled against science. How did this hostility begin and, more importantly, why has it endured?Antony Alumkal provides a comprehensive background on the war on science—how it developed and why it will continue to endure. Drawing upon Richard Hofstadter’s influential 1965 essay “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” Antony Alumkal argues that the Christian Right adopts a similar paranoid style in their approach to science. Alumkal demonstrates that Christian Right leaders see conspiracies within the scientific establishment, with scientists not only peddling fraudulent information, but actively concealing their true motives from the American public and threatening to destroy the moral foundation of society. By rejecting science, Christian Right leaders create their own alternative reality, one that does not challenge their literal reading of the Bible. While Alumkal recognizes the many evangelicals who oppose the Christian Right’s agenda, he also highlights the consequences of the war on reality—both for the evangelical community and the broader American public. A compelling glimpse into the heart of the Christian Right’s anti-science agenda, Paranoid Science is a must-read for those who hope to understand the Christian Right’s battle against science, and for the scientists and educators who wish to stop it. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024) Christian conservatism. Religion and science. RELIGION / Religion & Science. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110728972 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479866250.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479866250 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479866250/original |
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