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From the Reagan Revolution to the Trump Insurrection: The Role of the Religious Imaginary in American Politics

From the Reagan Revolution to the Trump Insurrection: The Role of the Religious Imaginary in American Politics

Update: 2024-09-12
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How did Ronald Reagan’s vision of the American Dream lead to Donald Trump’s success? Looking back to 1983, Diane Winston, professor of journalism and communication at the University of Southern California, discusses how evangelical religion, the news media, and social turmoil culminated in MAGA’s Second Coming. Winston shows that many journalists uncritically adopted Reagan’s religious rhetoric and broadcast his otherwise unpopular evangelical ideas about limited government and individual responsibility. Winston’s lecture is based on her recent book, Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan’s Evangelical Vision. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 40173]
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From the Reagan Revolution to the Trump Insurrection: The Role of the Religious Imaginary in American Politics

From the Reagan Revolution to the Trump Insurrection: The Role of the Religious Imaginary in American Politics

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