{"product_id":"wild-faith-talia-lavin-9780306829192","title":"Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn investigation into the rise of the Christian right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision Evangelicals are enforcing on our democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All across America, a storm is gathering: from book bans in school libraries to anti-trans laws in state legislatures; firebombings of abortion clinics and protests against gay rights. The Christian right, a political force in America for more than half a century, has never been more powerful than it is right now--and propelled Donald Trump to power, and they won't stop until they've refashioned America in their own image. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America\u003c\/i\u003e, author Talia Lavin goes deep into the beliefs that motivate the Christian right, from its segregationist past to a future riddled with apocalyptic visions. Along the way, she explores what motivates anti-abortion terrorists; the Christian Patriarchy movement, with its desire to place all women under absolute male control; the twisted theology that leads to rampant child abuse; and the ways conspiracy theorists and extremist Christians influence each other to mutual political benefit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using primary sources and firsthand accounts, Lavin introduces readers to \"deliverance ministers\" who carry out exorcisms by the hundred; modern-day, self-proclaimed prophets and apostles; Christian militias, cults, zealots, and showmen; and the people in power who are aiding them to achieve their goals. \u003cbr\u003e From school boards to the Supreme Court, Christian theocracy is ascendant in America -- and only through exploring its motivations and impacts can we understand the crisis we face. Can a multiracial democracy survive in the face of an organized, fervent theocratic movement, one that seeks to impose its religious beliefs on every citizen of this country -- whether they believe in Jesus, or somebody else, or no God at all?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Talia Lavin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306829193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306829192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legacy Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Talia Lavin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44966277316863,"sku":"9780306829192","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7db25f88-9799-42dd-b7a3-32d630e74905.jpg?v=1711159388","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-faith-talia-lavin-9780306829192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}