Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-160) and index.
Fieldwork -- Philadelphia -- Social power -- Old Grove Church -- The Philadelphia Mennonnite [sic] Fellowship -- The Philadelphia Church of Christ -- Conclusion.
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Drawn from years of fieldwork, Watt presents a reinterpretation of the way that conservative Protestants influence American politics and culture. He analyses the forms of social power that are assumed to be natural among Bible-carrying Christians.
Bible-carrying Christians.
Christian conservatism-- Pennsylvania-- Philadelphia, Case studies.
Christianity and politics-- Pennsylvania-- Philadelphia, Case studies.
Protestant churches-- Pennsylvania-- Philadelphia, Case studies.