Religion and the Ku Klux Klan

<p> As with other terrorist and extremist organizations religion forms the basis of the Ku Klux Klan's dogmatic philosophy providing justification for its beliefs and actions. The Klan represents a link to America's cultural past. While America has undergone tremendous social change the secretive order has since the end of the Civil War kept alive the antiquated values--predicated on racism and religion--of white supremacism. Covering nearly a century of Klan ideology this book examines the group's religious rhetoric in its literature and songs from its heyday during the 1920s to 2014.</p>