{"product_id":"when-fear-became-faith-steve-fitch-9798251111842","title":"When Fear Became Faith: Growing Up Evangelical During the Satanic Panic, End-Times Prophecy, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Fear Became Faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor millions of Americans, evangelical Christianity wasn't just a belief system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a worldview built on fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1970s through today, American evangelical culture reshaped itself through cultural panic, spiritual warfare, and apocalyptic expectation. Satan was everywhere. Rock music carried demons. The Rapture could happen at any moment. Schools, psychology, and culture were seen as threats to faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren were trained to obey.\u003cbr\u003eQuestions were treated as danger.\u003cbr\u003eFear became the proof of belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eWhen Fear Became Faith\u003c\/b\u003e, Steve Fitch traces how evangelical fundamentalism evolved across five decades, from the cultural upheavals of the 1970s to the rise of Christian nationalism in modern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending personal memoir with historical analysis, this book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The rise of \u003cb\u003eFocus on the Family \u003c\/b\u003eand obedience-based parenting\u003cbr\u003e- The \u003cb\u003eSatanic Panic\u003c\/b\u003e and the spiritual warfare movement\u003cbr\u003e- Apocalyptic obsession with \u003cb\u003eRapture and end-times prophecy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Christian schools and homeschooling as systems of \u003cb\u003einformation control\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The strange overlap between evangelical culture and \u003cb\u003eMLM pyramid structures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The rise of \u003cb\u003eChristian nationalism and dominion theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The influence of the \u003cb\u003eNew Apostolic Reformation and modern prophetic politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven through this history is the author's own story growing up inside the system where fear was framed as love, obedience was framed as faith, and leaving felt like betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book attacking belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about \u003cb\u003ehow systems use fear to maintain control \u003c\/b\u003eand what happens when people finally begin to question them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvangelical history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligious trauma and deconstruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian nationalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican religion and politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExvangelical culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Fear Became Faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is both a cultural autopsy and a story of awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeconstruction isn't about destroying faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about recovering from fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Fitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798251111842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.14d","brand":"Steve Fitch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997531615487,"sku":"9798251111842","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-fear-became-faith-steve-fitch-9798251111842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}