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    • Source: Religious right in the United States

      • The words theoconservatism and theocon are portmanteaus of "theocracy" and "conservatism"/"conservative" coined as variants of "neoconservatism" and "neocon". They have been used as labels, sometimes pejorative, referring to members of the Christian right, particularly those whose ideology represents a synthesis of elements of American conservatism, conservative Christianity, and social conservatism, expressed through political means. The term theocon first appeared in 1996 in an article in The New Republic entitled "Neocon v. Theocon" by Jacob Heilbrunn, where he wrote:

      [T]he neoconservatives believe that America is special because it was founded on an idea—a commitment to the rights of man embodied in the Declaration of Independence—not in ethnic or religious affiliations. The theocons, too, argue that America is rooted in an idea, but they believe that idea is Christianity.
      Mainstream media have used the terms to identify religious conservatives. Journalist Andrew Sullivan has commonly used the concept, as have political cartoonists Cox & Forkum in reference to former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris.


      Notable people


      Hadley Arkes
      Stephen Barr
      Mary Eberstadt
      Robert P. George
      Mary Ann Glendon
      Mike Johnson
      Michael Novak
      Kate O'Beirne
      Ramesh Ponnuru
      Robert Royal
      George Weigel


      See also



      Christian nationalism
      Christian Patriot movement
      Christian reconstructionism
      Dominion theology
      Neo-Calvinism
      Roman Catholic integralism
      Traditionalist conservatism


      References




      Further reading


      Linker, Damon (2006). The Theocons: Secular America Under Siege.

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