Fundamentalism in American religion and law : Obama's challenge to patriarchy's threat to democracy / David A.J. Richards.
"Why, from Reagan to George Bush, have fundamentalists in religion and in law (originalists) exercised such political power and influence in the United States? Why has the Republican Party forged an ideology of judicial appointments (originalism) hostile to abortion and gay rights? Why and how...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "Why, from Reagan to George Bush, have fundamentalists in religion and in law (originalists) exercised such political power and influence in the United States? Why has the Republican Party forged an ideology of judicial appointments (originalism) hostile to abortion and gay rights? Why and how did Barack Obama distinguish himself among Democratic candidates not only by his opposition to the Iraq war but by his opposition to originalism?" "This book argues that fundamentalism in both religion and law threatens democratic values and draws its appeal from a patriarchal psychology still alive in our personal and political lives and at threat from the constitutional developments since the 1960s. The argument analyzes this psychology (based on traumatic loss in intimate life) and resistance to it (based on the love of equals). Obama's resistance to originalism arises from his developmental history as a democratic, as opposed to patriarchal, man who resists the patriarchal demands on men and women that originalism enforces - in particular, the patriarchal love laws that tell people who and how and how much they may love."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (313 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511676034 9780511676031 0511676778 9780511676772 0511678037 9780511678035 0511679289 9780511679285 0511681267 9780511681264 0511683243 9780511683244 1107639980 9781107639980 1282525794 9781282525795 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511676031 |