'Thy Will Be Done': The New Foreign Policy of America's Christian Right

America's evangelical community are usually seen to be little more than cheerleaders for the Bush administration's activist foreign policy. However, there is much going on in this diverse community, which has begun to develop its own ideas about foreign policy, many of which contradict rea...

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Published inInternational politics (Hague, Netherlands) Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 692 - 710
Main Author Croft, Stuart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 01.11.2007
Subjects
Christianity
Christians
Foreign Policy
Influence
Institutions
International organizations
Liberation theology
Political activism
Politics
Protestantism
Religion
Religion Politics Relationship
Right Wing Politics
United States of America
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Summary:America's evangelical community are usually seen to be little more than cheerleaders for the Bush administration's activist foreign policy. However, there is much going on in this diverse community, which has begun to develop its own ideas about foreign policy, many of which contradict realist and neo-conservative approaches. Tracing the development of the community's interest in foreign affairs, the article focuses on the three most important contemporary issues for America's conservative Protestants (CPs): solidarity with the oppressed; concern over and use of international institutions (and with Europe); and support for Israel. There is a growing coherence among America's (white) CPs, which will be of increasing relevance to America's partners and friends. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1384-5748
1740-3898
DOI:10.1057/palgrave.ip.8800210