Transformation of the Christian Right in the 1980s

Matthew C. Moen is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Political Science, and Lohre Distinguished Professor, University of South Dakota.

Fair and accurate. - Christian Booksellers Association Journal ""Highly readable, well-documented.... Moen chronicles the changes that took place in the Christian Right which began in the mid-1980s. Moen argues that an increasingly political environment led to changes in the tactics of the Christian Right.... Perhaps more importantly, the rhetoric associated with the movement shifted from a strong religious emphasis in the style of a jeremiad to a more liberal focus on individual rights and choices. An excellent work, [that] must be read by anyone interested in the nature of religious politics in the United States. Moen has provided a framework and a chronology which will be extremely useful."" - Review of Religious Research ""Moen's account will, undoubtedly remain one of the very best contributions to the study of the American Christian Right."" - American Politics Review