Overview
In 2013, when the state of Oklahoma erected a statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitol, a group calling themselves The Satanic Temple applied to erect a statue of Baphomet alongside the Judeo-Christian tablets. Since that time, The Satanic Temple has become a regular voice in national conversations about religious freedom, disestablishment, and government overreach. In addition to petitioning for Baphomet to appear alongside another monument of the Ten Commandments in Arkansas, the group has launched campaigns to include Satanic nativity scenes on government property in Florida, Michigan, and Indiana, offer Satanic prayers at a high school football game in Seattle, and create After School Satan programs in elementary schools that host Christian extracurricular programs. Since their 2012 founding, The Satanic Temple has established nineteen chapters and now claims 100,000 supporters. Is this just a political group perpetuating a series of stunts? Or is it a sincere religious movement? Speak of the Devil is the first book-length study of The Satanic Temple. Joseph Laycock, a scholar of new religious movements, contends that the emergence of political Satanism marks a significant moment in American religious history that will have a lasting impact on how Americans frame debates about religious freedom.
Full Product Details
Author: Tom Parks ,
Thomas B Allen ,
Joseph P Laycock ,
Thomas Allen
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200232987
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Tom Parks is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator who has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has been involved in recording audiobooks and voice-overs for over thirty years and through an eclectic range of projects. In addition to performing and directing, he is also an active musician, drumming in musical theater productions in the Midwest, and is in demand as a conference speaker. Thomas Allen is an actor and former business leader who is in love with stories and storytelling. He and his wife live in the Midwest with their rescue cat, Sylvester, and in his spare time he enjoys walking dogs for his local shelter. Joseph P. Laycock is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. His work explores American religious history and new religious movements. He is also a coeditor of the journal Nova Religio. Thomas Allen is an actor and former business leader who is in love with stories and storytelling. He and his wife live in the Midwest with their rescue cat, Sylvester, and in his spare time he enjoys walking dogs for his local shelter.
