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- Title
Stereotypes, Politics, and Religion in the American Bible Belt, 1960-2019.
- Authors
Ericksen, Robert P.
- Abstract
This article begins with the fact that Donald Trump, probably the least »Christian« president in American history, was elected President of the United States in 2016 only because he received 81% of the vote of »Evangelicals«, a self-described group that considers itself the true representation of Christian faith in America. Furthermore, through the first three years of the Trump presidency, Evangelicals remain the strongest single component in his base of support. Ericksen then describes what he considers the »Three Rs« of American politics today: Racism, Religion, and Republican. This includes racism as America's »original sin«, a »Bible Belt« religion of born-again faith in a fundamentalist view of the Bible, and Richard Nixon's »southern strategy«, which created solid support for the Republican Party in the American South. Ericksen also highlights the current reality of minority control over the three branches of American government - executive, legislative, and judicial - based upon compromises made by the Founding Fathers in 1787. These are the elements that have made the surprise presidency of Donald Trump possible.
- Subjects
TRUMP, Donald, 1946-; EVANGELICALISM; RELIGION &; politics
- Publication
Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte: Internationale Zeitschrift für Theologie und Geschichtswissenschaft, 2019, Vol 32, Issue 2, p242
- ISSN
0932-9951
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13109/kize.2019.32.2.242