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The Christian right is also known as the New Christian Right (NCR) or the Religious Right, [2] although some consider the religious right to be "a slightly broader category than Christian Right". [11] [27] John C. Green of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life states that Jerry Falwell used the label religious right to describe
They have been used as labels, sometimes pejorative, referring to members of the Christian right, particularly those whose ideology represents a synthesis of elements of American conservatism, conservative Christianity, and social conservatism, expressed through political means.
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a Christian supremacist [1] theological belief and controversial movement associated with the far-right [2] that combines elements of Pentecostalism, evangelicalism, and the Seven Mountain Mandate to advocate for spiritual warfare to bring about Christian dominion over all aspects of society, and end or weaken the separation of church and state.
Samuel Corum/GettyThe 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion as a fundamental right for women wasn’t all that controversial at the time.The Catholic Church didn’t like it, but other ...
Christian reconstructionism is a fundamentalist Calvinist theonomic movement. [1] It developed primarily under the direction of R. J. Rushdoony, Greg Bahnsen and Gary North [2] and has had an important influence on the Christian right in the United States.
The term religious right may refer to religiously motivated right-wing or conservative movements such as: Religious conservatism; Christian right; Jewish right; Hindu nationalism (Hindutva, Sangh Parivar) Nippon Kaigi
Christian fundamentalism, also known as fundamental Christianity or fundamentalist Christianity, is a religious movement emphasizing biblical literalism. [1] In its modern form, it began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among British and American Protestants [ 2 ] as a reaction to theological liberalism and cultural modernism .
The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America. Malden, Ma; Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-6936-3. (43 essays by scholars) Hall, D. D. (2019). The Puritans: A transatlantic history. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Koester, Nancy (2007). Fortress Introduction to the History of Christianity in the United States. Minneapolis ...