Moral combat : how sex divided American Christians and fractured American politics / R. Marie Griffith.
2017
261.83570973 G854m 2017
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Title
Moral combat : how sex divided American Christians and fractured American politics / R. Marie Griffith.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780465094752 (hardcover)
0465094759 (hardcover)
0465094759 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Basic Books, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
xx, 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
261.83570973 G854m 2017
System Control No.
(OCoLC)982093586
(OCoLC)982093586
(OCoLC)982093586
Summary
"From an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars. Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth control--sex is at the heart of many of the most divisive political issues of our age. The origins of these conflicts, historian R. Marie Griffith argues, lie in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians a century ago. From the 1920s onward, a once-solid Christian consensus regarding gender roles and sexual morality began to crumble, as liberal Protestants sparred with fundamentalists and Catholics over questions of obscenity, sex education, and abortion. Both those who advocated for greater openness in sexual matters and those who resisted new sexual norms turned to politics to pursue their moral visions for the nation. Moral Combat is a history of how the Christian consensus on sex unraveled, and how this unraveling has made our political battles over sex so ferocious and so intractable"-- Provided by publisher.
"Why are religious conflicts over sex and sexuality so inescapable in American politics today? The answer, argues R. Marie Griffith in Moral Combat, lies in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians almost a century ago. In the 1920s, after women gained the right to vote nationwide, a longstanding religious consensus about sexual morality began to fray irreparably. The slow but steady unraveling of that consensus in the decades that followed has transformed America's broader culture and public life, dividing our politics and pushing sex to the center of our public debate"-- Provided by publisher.
"Why are religious conflicts over sex and sexuality so inescapable in American politics today? The answer, argues R. Marie Griffith in Moral Combat, lies in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians almost a century ago. In the 1920s, after women gained the right to vote nationwide, a longstanding religious consensus about sexual morality began to fray irreparably. The slow but steady unraveling of that consensus in the decades that followed has transformed America's broader culture and public life, dividing our politics and pushing sex to the center of our public debate"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-374) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The battle over birth control in the roaring twenties
Censorship of literature and popular entertainments
Segregation and race mixing in the early Civil Rights era
The Kinsey revolution and challenges to female chastity
Sex education in the sixties and the surging Religious Right
The abortion war before and after Roe v. Wade
Sexual harassment at century's end
Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in the new millennium.
Censorship of literature and popular entertainments
Segregation and race mixing in the early Civil Rights era
The Kinsey revolution and challenges to female chastity
Sex education in the sixties and the surging Religious Right
The abortion war before and after Roe v. Wade
Sexual harassment at century's end
Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in the new millennium.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Griffith, R. Marie (Ruth Marie), 1967- Moral combat. New York : Basic Books, 2017
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