The Second Coming of Paisley

"An original and important study of Paisleyism, one that provides a number of new insights into the development of modern Ulster’s religious and political landscape. This will quickly become necessary reading for anyone interested in modern Northern Ireland and/or modern evangelicalism."—Sean Farrell, author of Rituals and Riots: Sectarian Violence and Political Culture in Ulster, 1784–1886

"While remaining solidly rooted in the historical, political and religious contexts of Ulster’s varied and competing Protestant traditions, Jordan carefully traces the transatlantic dynamics that gave rise to the militant fundamentalism Paisley at first embraced and eventually came to personify. . . . The Second Coming of Paisley not only sheds new light on the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland; in drawing attention to the shared anxieties of Protestant evangelicalism across national boundaries, Jordan’s work subtly reshapes our understanding of the entire post-war period."—Michael Mays, author of Nation States: The Cultures of Irish Nationalism

"This book fills a vitally important gap in the historiography of the Northern Ireland Troubles. It places the events of 1965–2000 in the broader context of the resurgence of political conservatism and reaction grounded in, and often driven by, Christian fundamentalism in the United States."—Irene Whelan, author of The Bible War in Ireland: The “Second Reformation” and the Polarization of Protestant-Catholic Relations, 1800–1840