{"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\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\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":47649465565405,"sku":"9780415917124","price":117.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/w3rno5TDya9780415917124.webp?v=1773882815","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/exporting-the-american-gospel-global-christian-fundamentalism-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}