Saving the People: How Populists Hijack Religion
By Nadia (EDT)/ Mcdonnell, Duncan (EDT)/ Roy, Olivier (EDT) Marzouki.
Description
Western democracies are experiencing a new wave of right-wing populism that seeks to mobilize religion for its own ends. With chapters on the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Israel, Saving the People asks how populist movements have used religion for their own ends and how church leaders react to them. The authors contend that religion is more about belonging than belief for populists, with religious identities and traditions being deployed to define who can and cannot be part of 'the people'. This in turn helps many populists to claim t...
ISBN(s)
184904516X, 9781849045162
