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Always read the label : the identity and strategy of Britain’s ‘Christian Right'
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Kettell, Steven (2016) Always read the label : the identity and strategy of Britain’s ‘Christian Right'. Politics, Religion & Ideology, 17 (1). pp. 1-17. doi:10.1080/21567689.2016.1157073
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21567689.2016.1157073
Abstract
In recent years conservative Christian groups in Britain have been involved in a number of high profile and controversial policy issues. This has led some commentators to raise the question of a British ‘Christian Right’ similar to that which rose to prominence in the United States from the 1970s. What is absent from these debates, however, is an awareness of how identity markers such as ‘Christian Right’ are shaped and underpinned by the political dynamics of group mobilisation. Utilising insights from Social Identity Theory, and drawing on a series of elite-level interviews, this paper shows that conservative Christian groups reject the ‘Christian Right’ label, but that this forms part of a broader strategic positioning in response to challenges posed by the pressures of secularisation.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BT Doctrinal Theology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Fundamentalism -- Great Britain -- 20th Century, Freedom of speech, Pro-life movement , Assisted suicide, Same-sex marriage -- Religious aspects, Freedom of religion | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Politics, Religion & Ideology | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2156-7689 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 8 June 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 17 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-17 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/21567689.2016.1157073 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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