The nature of the religious right : the struggle between conservative evangelicals and the environmental movement

In The Nature of the Religious Right , Neall Pogue examines how white conservative evangelical Christians became a political force known for hostility towards environmental legislation. Before the 1990s, this religious community used ideas of nature to help construct the religious right movement while developing theologically based, eco-friendly philosophies that can be described as Christian environmental stewardship. On the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day in 1990, members of this conservative evangelical community tried to turn their eco-friendly philosophies into action. Yet this attempt was overwhelmed as a growing number in the leadership made anti-environmentalism the accepted position through public ridicule, conspiracy theories, and cherry-picked science. Through analysis of rhetoric, political expediency, and theological imperatives The Nature of the Religious Right explains how ideas of nature played a role in constructing the conservative evangelical political movement, why Christian environmental stewardship was supported by the community for so long, and why they turned against it so decidedly beginning in the 1990's.

In The Nature of the ReligiousRight , Neall W. Pogue examines how whiteconservative evangelical Christians became a political force knownfor hostility toward environmental legislation. Before the1990s, this group used ideas of nature to help construct thereligious right movement while developing theologically based,eco-friendly philosophies that can be described as Christianenvironmental stewardship. On the twentieth anniversary of EarthDay in 1990, members of this conservative evangelical communitytried to turn their eco-friendly philosophies into action. Yet thisattempt was overwhelmed by a growing number in the leadership whomade anti-environmentalism the accepted position through publicridicule, conspiracy theories, and cherry-picked science.

Through analysis of rhetoric, political expediency, andtheological imperatives, The Nature of the Religious Rightexplains how ideas of nature played a role in constructing theconservative evangelical political movement, why Christianenvironmental stewardship was supported by members of the communityfor so long, and why they turned against it so decidedly beginningin the 1990s.

In The Nature of the Religious Right , Neall W. Pogue examines how white conservative evangelical Christians became a political force known for hostility toward environmental legislation. Before the 1990s, this group used ideas of nature to help construct the religious right movement while developing theologically based, eco-friendly philosophies that can be described as Christian environmental stewardship. On the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day in 1990, members of this conservative evangelical community tried to turn their eco-friendly philosophies into action. Yet this attempt was overwhelmed by a growing number in the leadership who made anti-environmentalism the accepted position through public ridicule, conspiracy theories, and cherry-picked science. Through analysis of rhetoric, political expediency, and theological imperatives, The Nature of the Religious Right explains how ideas of nature played a role in constructing the conservative evangelical political movement, why Christian environmental stewardship was supported by members of the community for so long, and why they turned against it so decidedly beginning in the 1990s. This book examines how white conservative evangelical Christians became a political force known for hostility toward environmental legislation. Before the 1990s, this group used ideas of nature to help construct the religious right movement while developing theologically based, eco-friendly philosophies that can be described as Christian environmental stewardship. On the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day in 1990, members of this conservative evangelical community tried to turn their eco-friendly philosophies into action. Yet this attempt was overwhelmed by a growing number in the leadership who made anti-environmentalism the accepted position through public ridicule, conspiracy theories, and cherry-picked science. Through analysis of rhetoric, political expediency, and theological imperatives, the book explains how ideas of nature played a role in constructing the conservative evangelical political movement, why Christian environmental stewardship was supported by members of the community for so long, and why they turned against it so decidedly beginning in the 1990s. "The Nature of the Religious Right explores the history behind present day anti-environmental views held by white conservative evangelicals connected with the religious right movement"-- Provided by publisher.