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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power - Paperback

by Jeff Sharlet
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jeff SharletPublish date:2009-06-02Pages:464
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060560058ISBN-10:60560053UPC:9780060560058Book Category:History, Religion, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:United States, Religion, Politics & State, Ancient Mysteries & Controversial KnowledgeSize:7.97 x 5.38 x 1.13 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SCFDN2CKB6

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"Of all the important studies of the American right, The Family is undoubtedly the most eloquent. It is also quite possibly the most terrifying." -- Thomas Frank, New York Times bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?

They insist they're just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they're not Christians, but simply believers.

Behind the scenes at every National Prayer Breakfast since 1953 has been the Family, an elite network dedicated to a religion of power for the powerful. Their goal is "Jesus plus nothing." Their method is backroom diplomacy. The Family is the startling story of how their faith--part free-market fundamentalism, part imperial ambition--has come to be interwoven with the affairs of nations around the world.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060560058ISBN-10:60560053UPC:9780060560058Book Category:History, Religion, Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:United States, Religion, Politics & State, Ancient Mysteries & Controversial KnowledgeSize:7.97 x 5.38 x 1.13 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SCFDN2CKB6
Sharlet, Jeff: -

Jeff Sharlet is a visiting research scholar at New York University's Center for Religion and Media. He is a contributing editor for Harper's and Rolling Stone, the coauthor, with Peter Manseau, of Killing the Buddha, and the editor of TheRevealer.org. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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