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Book SynopsisPresents a cultural analysis of the conservative shift in national politics that transformed the United States during the Reagan-Bush era. This work focuses on two fundamental aspects of this shift: the suburbanization of evangelicalism and the rise of Christian popular culture, especially popular music.
Trade Review"A diligent and informative ... exploration of the ways mainstream evangelicals' attitudes toward popular culture have evolved in the past forty years." -- Maud Newton Bookforum "Luhr's work fills a significant gap within histories of conservative Christianity and popular culture." Practical Matters "Describes a moment and a movement that has had tremendous influence in American life." Believer "Thoroughly researched and well written, this book should interest scholars of 20th-century Christianity and popular culture... Highly recommended." Choice
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Home Improvement: Christian Cultural Criticism and the Defense of "Traditional" Authority 2. Rebel with a Cross: The Creation of a Christian Youth Culture 3. Metal Missionaries to the Nation: Christian Heavy Metal Music, 1984-1994 4. "An MTV Approach to Evangelism": The Cultural Politics of Suburban Revivalism Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
