That Evangelical Shift
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Christian right
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The article directly discusses the Religious Right's emergence in the mid-1970s and its transformation of American evangelicalism's relationship to politics. This Wikipedia article provides the historical context, key figures, and political strategies that shaped this movement.
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George Lakoff
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The article references George Lakoff directly, likely citing his influential work on cognitive linguistics and political framing. His theories on how metaphors shape political thought are foundational to understanding how narratives influence belief systems.
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Moral Majority
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Founded in 1979 by Jerry Falwell, the Moral Majority was the organizational embodiment of the Religious Right shift described in the article. Understanding this specific organization illuminates how the evangelical political realignment actually happened.
That Evangelical Shift
In the mid-70s the Religious Right [=RR] shifted American evangelicalism’s approach to church and state. The shift has had enormous consequences as a narrative. Don’t ever let anyone tell you narratives don’t matter. The story we tell ourselves shapes what we think, what we say, and how we live. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s M…
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