Marcia Pally reveals the "new evangelicals" -- a growing movement that espouses antimilitaristic, anticonsumerist, and liberal democratic ideals and promotes poverty relief, immigration reform, and environmental stewardship. Combining analysis with numerous interviews, Pally creates a snapshot of a significant trend that is likely to impact American politics for years to come. --from publisher description.

Benighted, befuddled, fundamentalist, and fascist? an introduction to the book -- Freedom of conscience and separating church from state : a short history -- The evangelical turn to conservatism : reuniting church and state? -- Church-state blurrings -- The Möbius strip : ironies of state neutrality toward religion -- The "new evangelical" landscape : an overview -- "New evangelicals" : underlying beliefs -- "New evangelicalism" in practice : political and economic activism -- "New evangelicalism in practice" : the environment, abortion, gay unions -- Concluding remarks : against sectarian and secular fundamentalism.