Racketeering in religion: Adorno and evangelical support for Donald Trump
In the 2016 American presidential election, 81% of White evangelicals voted for Donald Trump despite the obvious fact that he had little knowledge or interest in Christianity. This has continued to puzzle many commentators, as well as conservative Christian leaders. This paper argues that Theodor W....
| Τόπος έκδοσης: | Critical research on religion |
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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[2018]
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Critical research on religion
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 6, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 269-288 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Adorno, Th. W. 1903-1969, The psychological technique of Martin Luther Thomas' radio addresses
/ Trump, Donald 1946-
/ Πολιτική (μοτίβο)
/ Ευαγγελικό κίνημα
/ Επιρροή
/ Παρανομία
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας KBQ Βόρεια Αμερική ZC Πολιτική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Donald Trump
B Adorno B Evangelical B Frankfurt School B Θρησκεία (μοτίβο) |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Σύνοψη: | In the 2016 American presidential election, 81% of White evangelicals voted for Donald Trump despite the obvious fact that he had little knowledge or interest in Christianity. This has continued to puzzle many commentators, as well as conservative Christian leaders. This paper argues that Theodor W. Adorno's 1943 analysis of the radio broadcasts of Martin Luther Thomas provides insight into Trump's popularity among evangelicals. Adorno compares the fascist-style broadcasts of Thomas to a pagan religious sect. He describes this practice as "racketeering in religion," which effectively results in the "liquidation of religion." The article demonstrates ways in which this analysis is relevant for understanding the relationship between Trump and American Evangelicals. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303218800382 |