{"product_id":"steeplejacking-how-the-christian-right-is-hijacking-mainstream-religion-paperback","title":"Steeplejacking: How the Christian Right Is Hijacking Mainstream Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheldon Culver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Dorhauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A how-to manual for progressive Christians who want to reclaim the church from intolerant, extremist factions. An important book.\"--Julia Scheeres, author of \u003ci\u003eJesus Land: A Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unprecedented look inside the battle for religion in America, \u003ci\u003eSteeplejacking: How the Christian Right is Hijacking Mainstream Religion\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how a strident theocratic minority is attacking--or \"steeplejacking\"--mainstream churches in order to eliminate progressive voices and take control of America's historic mainline denominations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn insider account by two ministers on the front lines of mainstream religion's longtime shadow war against the religious right, \u003ci\u003eSteeplejacking\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how conservative renewal groups, backed by a right-wing organization called the Institute on Religion and Democracy, use social wedge issues like homosexuality to infiltrate mainline churches and stir up dissent among members of the congregation, with the goal of taking over the leadership of the church, and ultimately, the denomination. The book unmasks the covert methods that renewal groups and the IRD use to spread their propaganda, as well as showing how the pastor and other church leaders can act as either provocateurs or protectors in the face of an attack. Churches that have been \"steeplejacked\" are also examined to illustrate why some are able to withstand an attack, while others succumb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a foreword by \u003cb\u003eMichelle Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eKingdom Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, and an introduction by \u003cb\u003eFrederick Clarkson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSteeplejacking\u003c\/i\u003e shows how mainstream religion can fight back against the insidious tactics of the Christian right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ordained minister forover thirty years, \u003cb\u003eSheldon Culver\u003c\/b\u003e serves on the conference staff of the Missouri Mid-South Conference of the United Church of Christ.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev. Dr. John Dorhauer\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the conference staff for the Missouri Mid-South Conference of the United Church of Christ and a weekly contributor to talk2action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheldon Culver is an ordained minister serving on the Conference staff of the Missouri Mid-South Conference of the United Church of Christ. She is also a Diplomate with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. Sheldon has served congregations in Illinois and Missouri during her 33 years of ordained ministry. Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer is a member of the Conference Staff for the Missouri Mid-South Conference of the United Church of Christ. He is also a weekly contributor on the website talk2action.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.32 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711907098957,"sku":"9780977197286","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/N1JranlmNmJhWDIva2JqSTFOZGpjZz09.webp?v=1762370439","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/steeplejacking-how-the-christian-right-is-hijacking-mainstream-religion-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}