Fundamentalism in American religion and law : (Record no. 12214)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521191227 (hardback) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 052119122X (hardback) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | KM58.R52 2010 |
| Item number | 08145263 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Richards, David A. J |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Fundamentalism in American religion and law : |
| Remainder of title | Obama's challenge to patriarchy's threat to democracy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | David A. J. Richards |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year of publication or production | 2010 |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | [xi], 313 p. ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction : defining the problem -- The progressive recognition of human rights under American constitutional law -- The fundamentalism of constitutional originalism -- The motivations of constitutional fundamentalism -- Fundamentalism in Roman Catholicism -- Fundamentalism among Protestants -- Mormon fundamentalism -- Patriarchal roots of constitutional fundamentalism -- Fundamentalism in religion and law : a critical overview -- Conclusion : patriarchy as the American dilemma : facing the problem of fundamentalism at home and abroad |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Why, from Reagan to George Bush, have fundamentalists in religion and in law (originalists) exercised such political power and influence in the United States? Why has the Republican Party forged an ideology of judicial appointments (originalism) hostile to abortion and gay rights? Why and how did Barack Obama distinguish himself among Democratic candidates not only by his opposition to the Iraq war but by his opposition to originalism?" "This book argues that fundamentalism in both religion and law threatens democratic values and draws its appeal from a patriarchal psychology still alive in our personal and political lives and at threat from the constitutional developments since the 1960s. The argument analyzes this psychology (based on traumatic loss in intimate life) and resistance to it (based on the love of equals). Obama's resistance to originalism arises from his developmental history as a democratic, as opposed to patriarchal, man who resists the patriarchal demands on men and women that originalism enforces - in particular, the patriarchal love laws that tell people who and how and how much they may love."--BOOK JACKET |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Constitutional law |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Constitutional law |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Law |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Christianity and law |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Religious fundamentalism |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Lagos Study Centre | Lagos Study Centre | 10/24/2023 | KM58.R52 2010 | 08145263 | Books |