| dc.description.abstract | In 1980s America, there was a strong push towards the far right politically, religiously, and culturally. As moral and Satanic panics swept the nation, conservative groups and activists flourished. One conservative endeavor that emerged from this fearful, conservative environment, was the anti-rock crusade of brothers Dan, Steve, and Jim Peters. This thesis explores the Peters brothers’ Truth About Rock ministry in the context of societal and evangelical developments and changes in overall anti-rock discourse during the decade. This thesis investigates written and audio-visual material distributed by the evangelical anti-rock activists and examines how it fits in with the anti-rock movement and the conservative movement in general. The analysis shows that, on one hand, the Peters brothers were highly original and innovative in their activism. On the other, they proved to be finely attuned to the traditionalist values that were typical of their time. While scholars have previously showed little interest in the Peters brothers, this thesis argues that they are valuable as an example of how various aspects of the conservative movement can intersect in one case. Furthermore, this thesis argues that the Peters brothers were crucial in turning the focus of anti-rock protests away from rock music itself. Instead, conservative evangelical morality became the main issue of anti-rock discourse in the 1980s. | eng |