2. All in the Family and the Spiritual Politicization of the American Sitcom

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction: Religious Liberalism, American Politics, and Public Life 1
5. 1. Norman Lear, the Christian Right, and the Spiritual Politics of the Religious Left 21
6. 2. All in the Family and the Spiritual Politicization of the American Sitcom 42
7. 3. Norman Lear, the FCC, and the Holy War Over American Television 74
8. 4. People for the American Way and Spiritual Politics in Late Twentieth- Century America 106
9. 5. Liberalism as Variety Show: I Love Liberty and the Decline of the Religious Left 143
10. Conclusion: Religion, Politics, and the Public Square-2019 172
11. Notes 185
12. Bibliography 233
13. Index 247