Augsburg Fortress

Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind

Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind

Winner of a 2019 Foreword INDIES Award Silver Medal

In Red State Christians, readers will get an honest look at the Christians who gave the presidency to the unlikeliest candidate of all time. Veteran journalist Angela Denker spent a year traveling across the United States, interviewing the Evangelical Christian voters who supported the Trump presidency and exploring how their voting block continues to influence the landscape of modern conservative politics. From booming, wealthy Orange County megachurches to libertarian farmers in Missouri, to a church in Florida where the pastors carry guns, to an Evangelical Arab American church in Houston, to conservative Catholics on the East Coast--the picture Denker paints of them is enlightening, at times disturbing, but always empathetic.

In this expanded edition, Denker reflects on the lasting impact of the Trump presidency, the Christian white nationalism it emboldened, the 2020 election and transfer of power, and the subsequent insurrection at the United States Capitol. A must-read for those hoping to truly understand what Trumpism means for the 2020s and beyond.

  • In stock
  • Kindle - Nook - Google
  • Quantity discount
    • # of Items Price
    • 1 to 9$19.99
    • 10 or more$14.99

$19.99

  • Publisher Broadleaf Books
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9781506482507
  • eBook ISBN 9781506485645
  • Dimensions 6 x 9
  • Pages 319
  • Publication Date August 16, 2022

Reviews

"(An) enriching debut...Denker etches a vivid and revealing picture of the moral bargains struck by evangelical Christian Americans."

Publishers Weekly

"The richness of the book lies in Denker's refusal to tie her results neatly into a grand narrative."

The Christian Century

"Some readers will differ sharply with Denker over her political and theological views--as I do in some respects--but her intrepid forays of empathy show us how these very differences can be met with love rather than with bitter, downwardly spiraling enmity."

America Magazine

2