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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power Paperback - 2009

by Jeff Sharlet

Part history, part investigative journalism, "The Family" presents an eye-opening examination of the spiritual awakenings that have convulsed this nation from its very beginning.


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Inspiration for the Netflix Documentary Series

"Of all the important studies of the American right, The Family is undoubtedly the most eloquent. It is also quite possibly the most terrifying." -- Thomas Frank, New York Times bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?

They insist they're just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they're not Christians, but simply believers.

Behind the scenes at every National Prayer Breakfast since 1953 has been the Family, an elite network dedicated to a religion of power for the powerful. Their goal is "Jesus plus nothing." Their method is backroom diplomacy. The Family is the startling story of how their faith--part free-market fundamentalism, part imperial ambition--has come to be interwoven with the affairs of nations around the world.

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They insist they are just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they are not Christians, but simply believers.

Behind the scenes at every National Prayer Breakfast since 1953 has been the Family, an elite network dedicated to a religion of power for the powerful. Their goal is "Jesus plus nothing." Their method is backroom diplomacy. The Family is the startling story of how their faith--part free-market fundamentalism, part imperial ambition--has come to be interwoven with the affairs of nations around the world.

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  • Title The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
  • Author Jeff Sharlet
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
  • Date 2009-06-02
  • ISBN 9780060560058 / 0060560053
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.97 x 5.38 x 1.13 in (20.24 x 13.67 x 2.87 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Religious right - United States, Christian conservatism - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008298576
  • Dewey Decimal Code 277.308
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