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....
| Опубликовано в: : | Critical research on religion |
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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[2018]
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Critical research on religion
Год: 2018, Том: 6, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 269-288 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Adorno, Th. W. 1903-1969, The psychological technique of Martin Luther Thomas' radio addresses
/ Trump, Donald 1946-
/ Политика (мотив)
/ Евангельское движение
/ Воздействие
/ Нелегальность
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| Индексация IxTheo: | AD Социология религии KBQ Северная Америка ZC Общая политика |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Donald Trump
B Adorno B Религия B Evangelical B Frankfurt School |
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| Итог: | 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 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303218800382 |