Bibliograph

Moral combat, how sex divided American Christians and fractured American politics, R. Marie Griffith

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Moral combat, how sex divided American Christians and fractured American politics, R. Marie Griffith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-374) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moral combat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

982093586

Responsibility statement

R. Marie Griffith

Sub title

how sex divided American Christians and fractured American politics

Summary

"Why are religious conflicts over sex and sexuality so inescapable in American politics today? The answer, argues R. Marie Griffith in Moral Combat, lies in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians almost a century ago. In the 1920s, after women gained the right to vote nationwide, a longstanding religious consensus about sexual morality began to fray irreparably. The slow but steady unraveling of that consensus in the decades that followed has transformed America's broader culture and public life, dividing our politics and pushing sex to the center of our public debate"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The battle over birth control in the roaring twenties -- Censorship of literature and popular entertainments -- Segregation and race mixing in the early Civil Rights era -- The Kinsey revolution and challenges to female chastity -- Sex education in the sixties and the surging Religious Right -- The abortion war before and after Roe volume Wade -- Sexual harassment at century's end -- Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in the new millennium

Target audience

adult

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