face of America during the Eisenhower administration of the 1950s could be restored through the election of the right political leaders. While there were a few parts of this agenda that could be traced to the Bible—after all, warnings about sexual immorality are pervasive in Scripture—the general assumptions behind the Christian Right’s program are difficult to square with the gospel. In particular, its fusion of social morality, military might, and public expressions of Christian piety is a uniquely