The gospel of self : how Pat Robertson stole the soul of the GOP /
Heaton, Terry,
The gospel of self : how Pat Robertson stole the soul of the GOP / Terry Heaton. - Revised and updated edition. - 205 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
"This is a revised and updated edition of the 2017 book." -- From title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
The seeds of modern discontent -- The commission and the mission -- Life at CBN -- The shadow government, 1984-1985 -- Running for President, 1987-1988 -- The IRS vs. Pat Robertson, 1988 -- CBN News, Fox News, and the matter of transparency -- Pat Robertson's influence today.
"How did evangelicals become the attack troops of the right wing? The bitter political and religious divides we see today in America have roots that go back decades, and the televangelist Pat Robertson was one of the first to determine how battle lines were drawn. Robertson, a leading Trump supporter, rose to national prominence in the 1960s with his Christian Broadcasting Network and his hit show The 700 Club. Terry Heaton, who was instrumental in Robertson's rise to power, provides the inside story of how, using deliberate and strategic social engineering, evangelicals moved Christians steadily into the Republican Party -- and moved the party itself to the far right." --
1949017044 9781949017045
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History.
Christianity and politics--History.--United States
Religious right--United States.
Evangelicalism--History.--United States
The gospel of self : how Pat Robertson stole the soul of the GOP / Terry Heaton. - Revised and updated edition. - 205 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
"This is a revised and updated edition of the 2017 book." -- From title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
The seeds of modern discontent -- The commission and the mission -- Life at CBN -- The shadow government, 1984-1985 -- Running for President, 1987-1988 -- The IRS vs. Pat Robertson, 1988 -- CBN News, Fox News, and the matter of transparency -- Pat Robertson's influence today.
"How did evangelicals become the attack troops of the right wing? The bitter political and religious divides we see today in America have roots that go back decades, and the televangelist Pat Robertson was one of the first to determine how battle lines were drawn. Robertson, a leading Trump supporter, rose to national prominence in the 1960s with his Christian Broadcasting Network and his hit show The 700 Club. Terry Heaton, who was instrumental in Robertson's rise to power, provides the inside story of how, using deliberate and strategic social engineering, evangelicals moved Christians steadily into the Republican Party -- and moved the party itself to the far right." --
1949017044 9781949017045
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History.
Christianity and politics--History.--United States
Religious right--United States.
Evangelicalism--History.--United States