The Godless Crusade

This BookPostulatesThat The Rise Of Right-Wing Populism In The West And Its References To Religion Are Less Driven By A Resurgence Of ReligiousFervourThan By The Emergence Of A New Secular Identity Politics. Based On Exclusive Interviews With 116 Populist Leaders Key Policy Makers And Faith Leaders In The Usa Germany And France It Shows How Right-Wing Populists Use Christianity As A Cultural Identity Marker Of The ''Pure People'' Against External ''Others'' WhileOftenRemaining Disconnected From Christian Values Beliefs And Institutions. However Right-Wing Populists'' Willingness And Ability To Employ Religion In This Way Critically Depends On TheActionsOf Mainstream Party Politicians And Faith Leaders. TheyCanEither LegitimiseRight-Wing Populists'' Identitarian Use Of ReligionOr Challenge It TherebyCultivating ''Religious Immunity'' Against Populist Appeals. As The Populist Wave Breaks Across The WestA New Debate About The Role Of Religion In Society Has Begun.