Diamond, Sara. Spiritual Warfare: The Politics of the Christian Right. Boston: South End Press, 1989. 292 pages.

There is only one scholar in the world who specializes in investigative research on the U.S. religious right, so it's fortunate that she keeps good files. Diamond has a keen sense of the interplay between religion and U.S. development policy, domestic issues, and big business. She also writes on the topic of quasi-government organizations for various publications.

Beginning in the 1970s, religious cultism evolved from remnants of a disillusioned counterculture. This impulse soon became co-opted into an evangelicalism that had mainstream appeal; even Jimmy Carter was reborn. By the 1980s the backlash was completed with the emergence of a reactionary religious right that intended to help Reagan target the evil empire. There had always been a religious right, but now they had large numbers and official sanction.

This book covers the cultic aspects of the religious right (shepherding, charismatic movement), the political aspects (their broadcasting empire, Republican party connections, organizing around pro-family issues), and the international connection (missions, contra support network, refugee relief). It is extremely name-intensive and well-researched.
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