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Author

Griffith, R. Marie (Ruth Marie), 1967- author.

Title Moral combat : how sex divided American Christians and fractured American politics / R. Marie Griffith.

Publisher

New York : Basic Books, 2017.

Copies

LOCATION	CALL NO.	STATUS
Belfast Non Fiction	261.835 GRI	AVAILABLE
Kennebunk Adult Non-Fiction	261.835 GRIFFITH, R.	AVAILABLE
LewPL Nonfiction	261.8 G854m	AVAILABLE
South Portland Main Adult NF	261.83 GRI	AVAILABLE
SWHPL Nonfiction	261.8 Griffith	AVAILABLE
Waterville PL Non Fiction	261.8 G854m	AVAILABLE
Windham PL Non-Fiction	324 Griffith	AVAILABLE

Edition	First edition.
Physical Description	xx, 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-374) and index.
Contents	The battle over birth control in the roaring twenties -- Censorship of literature and popular entertainments -- Segregation and race mixing in the early Civil Rights era -- The Kinsey revolution and challenges to female chastity -- Sex education in the sixties and the surging Religious Right -- The abortion war before and after Roe v. Wade -- Sexual harassment at century's end -- Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights in the new millennium.
Summary	"Why are religious conflicts over sex and sexuality so inescapable in American politics today? The answer, argues R. Marie Griffith in Moral Combat, lies in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians almost a century ago. In the 1920s, after women gained the right to vote nationwide, a longstanding religious consensus about sexual morality began to fray irreparably. The slow but steady unraveling of that consensus in the decades that followed has transformed America's broader culture and public life, dividing our politics and pushing sex to the center of our public debate"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Catholic Church -- Relations -- Protestant churches.
	Christianity and politics -- United States.
	Sex -- Political aspects -- United States.
	Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
	Christians -- Political activity -- United States.
	Protestant churches -- Relations -- Catholic Church.
	United States -- Church history.