Donald Trump as the Champion of Freedom in the Discourse of the Religious Right and White Conservative Christian America
The 2016 US presidential election has elicited a wide array of analyses, investigations, and comments in light of the success obtained by an uncommon candidate and, for some, an unexpected winner: Donald Trump. His more-than-positive acceptance from major religious right organizations and from a lar...
| Published in: | The international journal of religion and spirituality in society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Common Ground Publishing
2020
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The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
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| Further subjects: | B
Donald Trump
B Religious Right B White Conservative Christians B Religious Freedom B Social Imaginary |
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| Summary: | The 2016 US presidential election has elicited a wide array of analyses, investigations, and comments in light of the success obtained by an uncommon candidate and, for some, an unexpected winner: Donald Trump. His more-than-positive acceptance from major religious right organizations and from a large share of the demographic known as white conservative Christians is here analyzed through the lens of a triangular relationship. This was sustained by elements such as a narrative of religious freedom under threat and by the specific social imaginary belonging to a category of citizens who are witnessing a perceived decline of their status as majoritarian cultural and ethnic group in the country. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-8641 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v10i01/63-79 |