{"product_id":"backslide-robert-p-jones-9781250431134","title":"Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy\u003c\/i\u003e, a clear-eyed reckoning with the moral collapse of white Christianity and a call to protect American democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when the church trades faith for power, and democracy for dominion? In this searing book, Robert P. Jones names our moment for what it is: a great \u003ci\u003eBackslide\u003c\/i\u003e. White Christianity's devotion to Donald Trump and Christian nationalism is not only a regression into authoritarian politics but a profound act of apostasy--a betrayal of the best of the Christian tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through reflections on history, his upbringing in the white evangelical South, and decades of social science research, Jones lays bare the roots of this collapse and the dangers it poses for our future. He takes us inside a faith tradition marked by an impoverished relationship to the Bible, a rejection of a genuine search for truth, and an upside-down world where empathy is considered a vice. Yet amid the wreckage, Jones finds signs of hope in efforts to remake our national holiday rituals and recover a Christianity that remains committed to democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Timely and unflinching, \u003ci\u003eBackslide\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone unwilling to surrender the soul of faith or the promise of democracy. A prophetic summons to moral responsibility, it reminds us that time is short for deciding which Christianity, and which America, will prevail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert P. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250431131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250431134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Essentials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robert P. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154255655167,"sku":"9781250431134","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f472984-9965-46c4-af10-501f3ef80a06.jpg?v=1770788939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/backslide-robert-p-jones-9781250431134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}