Racketeering in religion: Adorno and evangelical support for Donald Trump
| العنوان: | Racketeering in religion: Adorno and evangelical support for Donald Trump |
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| المؤلفون: | Christopher Craig Brittain |
| المصدر: | Critical Research on Religion. 6:269-288 |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 060303 religions & theology, White (horse), Presidential election, 05 social sciences, Religious studies, 06 humanities and the arts, 0603 philosophy, ethics and religion, Christianity, 0506 political science, Racketeering, Political science, 050602 political science & public administration, media_common.cataloged_instance, media_common |
| الوصف: | In the 2016 American presidential election, 81% of White evangelicals voted for Donald Trump despite the obvious fact that he had little knowledge or interest in Christianity. This has continued to puzzle many commentators, as well as conservative Christian leaders. This paper argues that Theodor W. Adorno’s 1943 analysis of the radio broadcasts of Martin Luther Thomas provides insight into Trump’s popularity among evangelicals. Adorno compares the fascist-style broadcasts of Thomas to a pagan religious sect. He describes this practice as “racketeering in religion,” which effectively results in the “liquidation of religion.” The article demonstrates ways in which this analysis is relevant for understanding the relationship between Trump and American Evangelicals. |
| تدمد: | 2050-3040 2050-3032 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::9bcc04e5bb2ad6b17d58487de7b9f26f https://doi.org/10.1177/2050303218800382 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........9bcc04e5bb2ad6b17d58487de7b9f26f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20503040 20503032 |
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