{"product_id":"9780567655509","title":"Harnessing Chaos The Bible in English Political Discourse since 1968","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of New Testament Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHarnessing Chaos\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Bible in English Political Discourse since 1968\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames G. Crossley | Chris Keith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ New Testament \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis open access book, \u003ci\u003eHarnessing  Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e, is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized   assumptions about what the Bible 'really means' in English culture  since  the 1960s. James G. Crossley looks at how the social upheavals of  the 1960s, and the economic shift from the post-war  dominance of  Keynesianism to the post-1970s dominance of neoliberalism,  brought  about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the  Bible is  popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political  ideas. This book examines the decline of  politically radical biblical  interpretation in parliamentary politics  and the victory of (a modified  form of) Margaret Thatcher's re-reading  of the liberal Bible  tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of)  Thatcherism more generally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart  I looks at the potential  options for politicized readings of the Bible at the end of the  the1960s, focussing on the examples of Christopher  Hill and Enoch  Powell. Part II analyses the role of Thatcher's specific contribution to  political interpretation  of the Bible and assumptions about  'religion'. Part III highlights the  importance of (often unintended)  ideological changes towards forms of  Thatcherite interpretation in  popular culture  and with particular reference to Monty Python's Life of  Brian and the  Manchester music scene between 1976 and 1994. Part IV  concerns the  modification of Thatcher's Bible, particularly with  reference to the  embrace of socially liberal values, by looking at the  electoral decline of the Conservative Party through the work of Jeffrey   Archer on Judas and the final victory of Thatcherism through Tony   Blair's exegesis. Some consideration is then given to the Bible in an   Age of Coalition and how politically radical biblical interpretations  retain a presence outside parliamentary politics.  Harnessing Chaos  concludes with reflections on why politicians in  English politicians  bother using the Bible at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames G. Crossley\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Bible, Culture and Politics in Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eJesus in an Age of Neoliberalism: Quests, Scholarship and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 September 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567655509\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332029218956,"sku":"9780567655509","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3f608170-b771-435b-b34e-7587287c0803.jpg?v=1783601026","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780567655509","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}