Paranoid science : (Record no. 137439)
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| fixed length control field | 161018s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng |
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| LC control number | 2016047742 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9781479827138 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781479827138 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1479827134 |
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| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 40027281716 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)961160480 |
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| Authentication code | pcc |
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| Classification number | BL 240.3 |
| Item number | .A48 2017 |
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| Holding library | VF$A |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Alumkal, Antony William, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1969- |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Paranoid science : |
| Remainder of title | the Christian right's war on reality / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Antony Alumkal. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | New York University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 243 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Media type code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | volume |
| Carrier type code | nc |
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| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Fear of a Darwinist culture: the intelligent design movement -- Sex, sin, and science: the persistence of the ex-gay movement -- "Our way or a brave new world": Christian right bioethics -- Seeing red over green evangelicals: the crusade against environmentalism. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Explores the Christian Right's fierce opposition to science, explaining how and why its leaders came to see scientific truths as their enemy. For decades, the Christian Right's high-profile clashes with science have made national headlines. From attempts to ban the teaching of evolution in public schools to climate change denial, efforts to "cure" gay people, and opposition to stem cell research, the Christian Right has battled against science. How did this hostility begin and, more importantly, why has it endured? Antony Alumkal provides a comprehensive background on the war on science--how it developed and why it will continue to endure. Drawing upon Richard Hofstadter's influential 1965 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Antony Alumkal argues that the Christian Right adopts a similar paranoid style in their approach to science. Alumkal demonstrates that Christian Right leaders see conspiracies within the scientific establishment, with scientists not only peddling fraudulent information, but actively concealing their true motives from the American public and threatening to destroy the moral foundation of society. By rejecting science, Christian Right leaders create their own alternative reality, one that does not challenge their literal reading of the Bible. While Alumkal recognizes the many evangelicals who oppose the Christian Right's agenda, he also highlights the consequences of the war on reality--both for the evangelical community and the broader American public. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Religion and science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Christian conservatism. |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Storms Research Center | Storms Research Center | Main Collection | 10/28/2025 | BL 240.3 .A48 2017 | 98652183 | 10/28/2025 | 21.70 | 10/28/2025 | Book |