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Customer Reviews: Average Rating:  Rating : - A provocative look back at American religious history
This video, one in a larger series, focuses on four elements of the mid-1980s: (1) the nomination of C. Everett Koop, the first outspoken Christian to be Surgeon General; (2) the Christian response to the emergence of HIV/AIDS in America; (3) the political career of "religious broadcaster" Pat Robertson, and his subsequent withdrawal and support of (one-term president) George H.W. Bush's later victory in 1988; and (4) the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggart.
In this video, the fusion of Christian conservatives with the Republican Party is introduced and highlighted.
I will use this VHS cassette in an undergraduate course on "Religious Diversity in America," as it unearths the relatively recent, yet deep connections, between the Religious Right and political conservatives in the Republicans. + See Full Customer Review |  |
