Gandhi, Hitler, and the Religious Right Bailey, F. G. creator text Electronic books. nyu New York Berghahn Books, Inc. 2008 monographic eng

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1 online resource (244 p.) When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans who exploit the faith of others. Examining two unquestionable malignancies of "the Christian Right" in present-day politics in the United States and the "secular religion" of Hitler's National Socialism, as well as the third, more complex case of Gandhi. Title page-God-Botherers and Other True-Believers; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PArt I-Faith and Politics; Chapter 1-Faith, Reason and Consequences; Chapter 2-Religion and Persuasion in Politics; Part II-Antagonistic Religions; Chapter 3-Desert, Marketplace and Forum; Chapter 4-The Need for Enemies; Part III-A Religion of Love; Chapter 5-Gandhi; Chapter 6-Gandhi's Charisma; Chapter 7-Gandhi's Religion and Political Reality; Chpater 8-The First Cause and the Last Word; References; Index. Religion Political Science Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 Hitler, Adolf 1889-1945 Religion and politics Religious fundamentalism Religious right United States Christian conservatism United States National socialism POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy BL65.P7 B35 2008 322.1 Bailey, F.G. New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., c2008 9780857450012 (electronic bk.) 0857450018 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=544336 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=262655 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=416285 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=544336 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=262655 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=416285 EBLCP 100629 20200709055449.0 ocn645100881 eng