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Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans: Religion in Contemporary English Political Discourse


Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans: Religion in Contemporary English Political Discourse

Paperback by Crossley, James

Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans: Religion in Contemporary English Political Discourse

£24.99

ISBN:
9780745338286
Publication Date:
20 Jul 2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pluto Press
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 23 May 2024
Cults, Martyrs and Good Samaritans: Religion in Contemporary English Political Discourse

Description

James Crossley holds a mirror up to English politics, examining how Christianity is often used to legitimise ideological positions and parties. From the paternalistic Christianity used to justify ever-intensifiying neoliberalism, to the ethnonationalist and economic protectionist Christianity of Theresa May and Brexit, and encompassing the socialist constructions of Christianity by Jeremy Corbyn and a resurgent Left, Crossley guides us through politics' love affair with Christianity. Drawing on interviews with politicians, leave and remain voters, activists, and revolutionaries, Crossley reveals how religion is linked to positions relating to class, capitalism and foreign policy: obfuscating potential causes of unrest, justifying military intervention and challenging dominant class interests.

Contents

Introduction 1. Religion in English Political Discourse, 1979-2017: A Brief History 2. Brexit Means Christmas, Christmas Means Socialism, and a Time for 'Homosexual Sex': Shifting Notions of Religion from the Frontbenches 3. Muslims, the 'Perversion of Islam', and Christian England on the (Far) Right 4. Brexit Barrow: Religion in Real-Time During a Summer of Political Chaos 5. Manufacturing Dissent from the Centre: Cults, Corbyn and the Guardian 6. Red Apocalypticism on the Corbynite Left: Martyrdom, Rojava and the Bob Crow Brigade Epilogue Notes Index

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