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Throughout her narrative, Ingersoll does the difficult but important work of discovering the influence of reconstructionism through a study of personal connections, shared language, and common themes seen in reconstructionism and a variety of conservative Christian political and cultural groups. The preponderance of evidence enables Ingersoll to make a compelling and sobering case for the significant impact of this extremist movement. L. H. Hoyle, CHOICE

This is the first book-length study of the shadowy but influential right-wing Christian Reconstruction movement. Julie Ingersoll reveals it all--its history, ideas, and current political impact--with sensitivity and laser precision. This is a major contribution to the study of religion in public life, the book to read in understanding the dark potency of America's religious right. --Mark Juergensmeyer, author of Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence During the last four decades, Christian Reconstruction, a theological movement seeking to remake the United States on the basis of biblical law, has shaped American evangelicalism. With scholarly acumen and subtle argument, Building God's Kingdom traces this influence in contemporary struggles over education, the family, and politics. In these pages, Ingersoll guides readers through Reconstruction, and finds a logical, successful, and authoritative worldview that has been embraced by legions of pastors, well-known politicians, and popular pundits. This is not a conspiracy book. Instead, with quiet intensity, it reveals the power of religious influence to change the direction of a culture. --Diana Butler Bass, author of Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening Historians have long debated the role of Reconstructionism in the formation of fundamentalist politics. Julie Ingersoll's intrepid research and astute analysis demonstrates that the thought of Rousas John Rushdoony and others did indeed shape the nascent discontent that emerged in the late 1970s as the Religious Right. --Randall Balmer, author of Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

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Julie J. Ingersoll is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of North Florida. She is the author of Evangelical Christian Women: War Stories in the Gender Battles (2003).

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