Skipping Towards Armageddon: The Politics and Propaganda of the Left Behind Novels and the LaHaye Empire...

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Michael Standaert

Skipping Towards Armageddon

The Politics and Propaganda of the Left Behind Novels and the LaHaye Empire

Michael Standaert

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Soft Skull Press
16 May 2006

The most effective message yet found by the hijackers of mainstream religion is Tim LaHaye's Left Behind series of apocalyptic Christian novels. This wide-ranging study examines the books and the empire behind them. Author Michael Standaert contextualizes the Left Behind phenomenon by probing millennial thinking across cultures, from pre-Christian times to the present, and tracing the evolution of militant evangelism in the U.S., uncovering the links between fundamentalist religious figures and mainstream right-wing politicians through organizations like the Moral Majority. Skipping Toward Armageddon rips the lid off the Left Behind books' ideological underpinnings, showing how LaHaye uses them to advance the foreign and domestic policy goals Religious Right, from fomenting Middle East violence to promoting homophobia and xenophobia. The book is a timely cautionary tale, revealing that these best-selling books are not simply harmless thrillers written from an evangelical Christian perspective but a tool in a fanatical group's agenda.

By: Michael Standaert
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 287g
ISBN: 9781932360967
ISBN 10: 1932360964
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 16 May 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Standaert has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Review, Maisonneuve (Montreal), Far Eastern Economic Review, Reason Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal Europe, and Salon.com. He received an MA in European Journalism from Cardiff University.