Dan Gilgoff is the politics editor at Beliefnet.com and a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report. He lives in New York.
"In a time of overheated discussion about religion and politics, U.S. News reporter Dan Gilgoff went out and got the facts and reports them straightforwardly in The Jesus Machine. Gilgoff provides the definitive account of Dr. James Dobson, his Focus on the Family organization and other Christian activists, one that can be read with profit both by admirers and detractors of their movement." --Michael Barone, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report, and co-author, The Almanac of American Politics "Gilgoff is a writer and journalist of the first rank - dependably honest with the facts and yet able to interpret them in light of the big picture. This is a book that evangelicals, as well as the critics of our movement, should surely read." --Richard Cizik, Chief Lobbyist, National Association of Evangelicals "After years of providing valued family counseling to millions of Americans, James Dobson has emerged as one of the most influential voices on the Christian Right and a powerful force in American politics. His story deserves to be better understood. Dan Gilgoff has written a fair, objective, and revealing book--one that offers deep insight into why Dobson seems threatening to some but appeals to so many others." --David Gergen, Editor at Large, U.S. News & World Report "Dan Gilgoff has written an excellent account of the political activities of Focus on Family and its important role in national elections. Fair and factual, this book can be profitably read by allies and adversaries alike." --John Green, Director, Bliss Institute, University of Akron "The Jesus Machine is a tough read, my friends, for anyone in this country who believes in the separation of church and state. Tough, but absolutely necessary. Gilgoff has done a masterful job here of expanding knowledge, not just in documenting the rise of a specific constituency, but in providing an outline of movement-building in general. -Daily Kos" --Daily Kos "This is a smart piece of investigative journalism" --Publishers Weekly "THE JESUS MACHINE is the work of a reporter--in this case, a very good reporter..." --Sojourners "... good reading for anyone trying to understand where the Republican Party is today and where it may be going." --Washingtonian "Gilgoff... meticulously and comprehensively dissects the evangelical political movement and how it always intersects with James Dobson and his multimedia ministry... a remarkably astute grasp of the evangelical movement, their motives, their resources, and their goals." --National Review
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