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Offers an insightful history and analysis of James Dobson's rise to fame, his effect on American evangelical culture, and subsequent descent from relevance. Extensively researched, Løvdal Stephens has scoured through Dobson's books, articles, and other materials in order to explore how evangelicals defined and defended the traditional family.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens's book, is a deeply researched, well-conceived, and well-executed study of one of the most influential and underexamined figures in the history of the modern Religious Right." - Joseph Crespino, author of Atticus Finch, The Biography: Harper Lee, Her Father, and the Making of an American Icon

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Sex and Civilization
  • Chapter 2. Evangelical Parenting
  • Chapter 3. Sex Education Is a Family Affair
  • Chapter 4. Family Values and the Problem of Race in America
  • Chapter 5. God and Gays
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

    Family Matters James Dobson and Focus on the

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        Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
        Publication Date: 10/30/2019 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780817320331, 978-0817320331
        ISBN10: 0817320334
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        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Offers an insightful history and analysis of James Dobson's rise to fame, his effect on American evangelical culture, and subsequent descent from relevance. Extensively researched, Løvdal Stephens has scoured through Dobson's books, articles, and other materials in order to explore how evangelicals defined and defended the traditional family.

        Trade Review
        Hilde Løvdal Stephens's book, is a deeply researched, well-conceived, and well-executed study of one of the most influential and underexamined figures in the history of the modern Religious Right." - Joseph Crespino, author of Atticus Finch, The Biography: Harper Lee, Her Father, and the Making of an American Icon

        Table of Contents
        • List of Illustrations
        • Acknowledgments
        • Introduction
        • Chapter 1. Sex and Civilization
        • Chapter 2. Evangelical Parenting
        • Chapter 3. Sex Education Is a Family Affair
        • Chapter 4. Family Values and the Problem of Race in America
        • Chapter 5. God and Gays
        • Epilogue
        • Notes
        • Bibliography
        • Index

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