⛪ Faith-Based Politics

Examining the complex intersection of religious belief and political engagement, where convictions of the soul meet the machinery of governance.

Compassion (&) Conviction

by Justin Giboney • 2020

The biggest lie in Christian politics is that you must choose between love and truth.

4.31

2k+

🗳️ Faith And Politics 📖 Political Theology ⛪ Church And State ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation

Compassion (&) Conviction 93%

The biggest lie in Christian politics is that you must choose between love and truth.

by Justin Giboney 2020

4.31

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Faith And Politics 📖 Political Theology ⛪ Church And State ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation

Jesus Politics

by Phil Robertson • 2020

The Bible already told Christians how to engage politics. Here is the playbook, in ten principles.

4.49

930

🏴 Christian Nationalism ⛪ Political Theology 🗽 Religious Liberty 👶 Pro-Life Advocacy 🐘 Christian Right

Jesus Politics 92%

The Bible already told Christians how to engage politics. Here is the playbook, in ten principles.

by Phil Robertson 2020

4.49

930 ratings

🏴 Christian Nationalism ⛪ Political Theology 🗽 Religious Liberty 👶 Pro-Life Advocacy 🐘 Christian Right

The Power Worshippers

by Katherine Stewart • 2020

Christian nationalism isn't a faith movement. It's a political machine, and democracy is the target.

4.26

3k+

⛪ Christian Nationalism 🇺🇸 American Politics ⚖️ Church And State 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Dark Money

The Power Worshippers 92%

Christian nationalism isn't a faith movement. It's a political machine, and democracy is the target.

by Katherine Stewart 2020

4.26

3k+ ratings

⛪ Christian Nationalism 🇺🇸 American Politics ⚖️ Church And State 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Dark Money

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk

by Eugene Cho • 2020

A pastor's guide to holding political convictions without turning into a jerk.

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1k+

🗳️ Faith And Politics 🏛️ Political Engagement 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🌉 Bridge Building ⚡ Political Polarization

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk 92%

A pastor's guide to holding political convictions without turning into a jerk.

by Eugene Cho 2020

4.24

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Faith And Politics 🏛️ Political Engagement 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🌉 Bridge Building ⚡ Political Polarization

The Case for Christian Nationalism

by Stephen Wolfe • 2022

Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.

3.56

638

🏛️ Political Theology ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Natural Law Theory ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Civil Religion

The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary

The Case for Christian Nationalism 92%

Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.

by Stephen Wolfe 2022

3.56

638 ratings

🏛️ Political Theology ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Natural Law Theory ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Civil Religion

Republican Gomorrah

by Max Blumenthal • 2007

The Christian right, built on crisis and submission, was destined to devour the GOP from inside.

3.88

1k+

🗳️ American Politics ✝️ Christian Right 👑 Authoritarianism ⚔️ Culture Wars 📜 Theocratic Politics

Republican Gomorrah 92%

The Christian right, built on crisis and submission, was destined to devour the GOP from inside.

by Max Blumenthal 2007

3.88

1k+ ratings

🗳️ American Politics ✝️ Christian Right 👑 Authoritarianism ⚔️ Culture Wars 📜 Theocratic Politics

The Ballot and the Bible

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2023

American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.

4.22

2k+

🏛️ Religion And Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 Civil Religion 🔥 Prophetic Witness

The Ballot and the Bible 92%

American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.

by Kaitlyn Schiess 2023

4.22

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Religion And Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 Civil Religion 🔥 Prophetic Witness

Rise

by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018

Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.

4.31

100

🏛️ Judeo-Christian Values ⚔️ Islamic Radicalism 🗽 Immigration Policy 🤐 Political Correctness 🗣️ Free Speech Defense

Rise 92%

Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.

by Brigitte Gabriel 2018

4.31

100 ratings

🏛️ Judeo-Christian Values ⚔️ Islamic Radicalism 🗽 Immigration Policy 🤐 Political Correctness 🗣️ Free Speech Defense

Liberty for All

by Andrew T. Walker • 2021

Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.

3.92

141

🏛️ Political Theology 🕊️ Religious Liberty ⚖️ Christian Ethics 🌐 Religious Pluralism 🏙️ Secularism

Liberty for All 91%

Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.

by Andrew T. Walker 2021

3.92

141 ratings

🏛️ Political Theology 🕊️ Religious Liberty ⚖️ Christian Ethics 🌐 Religious Pluralism 🏙️ Secularism

America’s Best Idea

by Randall Balmer • 2025

The wall between church and state saved American faith. Its demolition began in segregated schools.

4.28

386

⛪ Church And State 🇺🇸 American Religion 🗽 Religious Liberty 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Constitutional Law

America’s Best Idea 91%

The wall between church and state saved American faith. Its demolition began in segregated schools.

by Randall Balmer 2025

4.28

386 ratings

⛪ Church And State 🇺🇸 American Religion 🗽 Religious Liberty 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Constitutional Law

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

by John D. Wilsey • 2015

The belief that God chose America has fueled conquest, racism, and self-delusion. An honest history.

4.17

175

🏛️ Civil Religion 🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⛪ Religion And Politics 📜 Political Theology

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion Summary

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion 91%

The belief that God chose America has fueled conquest, racism, and self-delusion. An honest history.

by John D. Wilsey 2015

4.17

175 ratings

🏛️ Civil Religion 🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⛪ Religion And Politics 📜 Political Theology

Christian Nationalism

by Andrew Torba • 2022

Escape theology taught Christians to wait. The counter-doctrine and the plan to take dominion.

3.82

357

✝️ Christian Nationalism 👑 Dominion Theology 🏛️ Political Theology 🌍 Postmillennialism 🧱 Parallel Institutions

Christian Nationalism 91%

Escape theology taught Christians to wait. The counter-doctrine and the plan to take dominion.

by Andrew Torba 2022

3.82

357 ratings

✝️ Christian Nationalism 👑 Dominion Theology 🏛️ Political Theology 🌍 Postmillennialism 🧱 Parallel Institutions

Unholy

by Sarah Posner • 2020

The Christian Right began with segregated schools, not abortion. The grievance never faded.

4.04

946

🏛️ Evangelical Politics 😤 White Grievance Politics 💰 Prosperity Gospel 🏴 White Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Judicial Politics

Unholy 91%

The Christian Right began with segregated schools, not abortion. The grievance never faded.

by Sarah Posner 2020

4.04

946 ratings

🏛️ Evangelical Politics 😤 White Grievance Politics 💰 Prosperity Gospel 🏴 White Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Judicial Politics

The Evangelicals

by Frances FitzGerald • 2017

Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.

4.16

2k+

⛪ American Religious History 🏛️ Political History 📜 Fundamentalism ⚔️ Culture Wars ⚖️ Church And State

The Evangelicals 91%

Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.

by Frances FitzGerald 2017

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ American Religious History 🏛️ Political History 📜 Fundamentalism ⚔️ Culture Wars ⚖️ Church And State

Cross Purposes

by Jonathan Rauch • 2025

Christianity is collapsing, democracy is cracking, and the Mormon church has the repair plan.

4.18

356

🏛️ Religion And Democracy 🗳️ Evangelical Politics 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization 📉 Religious Decline

Cross Purposes 91%

Christianity is collapsing, democracy is cracking, and the Mormon church has the repair plan.

by Jonathan Rauch 2025

4.18

356 ratings

🏛️ Religion And Democracy 🗳️ Evangelical Politics 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization 📉 Religious Decline

Did America Have a Christian Founding?

by Mark David Hall • 2019

Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.

3.99

379

🇺🇸 American Founding ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Religious Liberty ✝️ Christian Founding 📜 Founders' Faith

Did America Have a Christian Founding? Summary

Did America Have a Christian Founding? 91%

Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.

by Mark David Hall 2019

3.99

379 ratings

🇺🇸 American Founding ⛪ Church And State 🕊️ Religious Liberty ✝️ Christian Founding 📜 Founders' Faith

The False White Gospel

by Jim Wallis • 2024

A counterfeit gospel captured American Christianity. Its own sacred texts contain the antidote.

4.22

958

🚩 Christian Nationalism 📜 Political Theology ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔥 Prophetic Tradition ✝️ Social Gospel

The False White Gospel 91%

A counterfeit gospel captured American Christianity. Its own sacred texts contain the antidote.

by Jim Wallis 2024

4.22

958 ratings

🚩 Christian Nationalism 📜 Political Theology ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔥 Prophetic Tradition ✝️ Social Gospel

Wild Faith

by Talia Lavin • 2024

A parallel America of home schools and prophets: the Christian Right wants dominion, not votes.

4.19

3k+

✝️ Christian Nationalism 🏛️ Theocracy And Democracy ⚕️ Reproductive Rights 🏠 Homeschooling Movement 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Wild Faith 91%

A parallel America of home schools and prophets: the Christian Right wants dominion, not votes.

by Talia Lavin 2024

4.19

3k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Nationalism 🏛️ Theocracy And Democracy ⚕️ Reproductive Rights 🏠 Homeschooling Movement 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Scandalous Witness

by Lee C. Camp • 2020

Christianity is inherently political. The American church just backed the wrong kingdom.

4.29

402

🏛️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 American Christianity ⚖️ Church And State 🏚️ Empire Critique 🚩 Christian Nationalism

Scandalous Witness 91%

Christianity is inherently political. The American church just backed the wrong kingdom.

by Lee C. Camp 2020

4.29

402 ratings

🏛️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 American Christianity ⚖️ Church And State 🏚️ Empire Critique 🚩 Christian Nationalism

Toxic Empathy

by Allie Beth Stuckey • 2024

How progressive politics hijacked compassion to advance abortion, gender ideology, and lawlessness.

4.32

7k+

🏛️ Conservative Christianity ⚔️ Culture War Debates ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🛡️ Pro-Life Arguments 🚻 Gender Ideology Critique

Toxic Empathy 91%

How progressive politics hijacked compassion to advance abortion, gender ideology, and lawlessness.

by Allie Beth Stuckey 2024

4.32

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Conservative Christianity ⚔️ Culture War Debates ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🛡️ Pro-Life Arguments 🚻 Gender Ideology Critique

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory

by Tim Alberta • 2023

When politics swallowed the church, a reporter found the faithful pushing back.

4.40

17k+

🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌀 Conspirituality

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Summary

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory 91%

When politics swallowed the church, a reporter found the faithful pushing back.

by Tim Alberta 2023

4.40

17k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism 🚩 Christian Nationalism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🌀 Conspirituality

The Liturgy of Politics

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2020

Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.

4.27

1k+

🗳️ Political Theology 🛐 Spiritual Formation 🍞 Liturgical Formation 🚨 Political Idolatry 🏛️ Countercultural Church

The Liturgy of Politics 91%

Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.

by Kaitlyn Schiess 2020

4.27

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Theology 🛐 Spiritual Formation 🍞 Liturgical Formation 🚨 Political Idolatry 🏛️ Countercultural Church

Broken Words

by Jonathan Dudley • 2011

How the Religious Right built its power on beliefs the Bible never required.

4.25

134

🗳️ Evangelical Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation 🔬 Christianity And Science ⛪ Political Theology 🧠 Anti-Intellectualism

Broken Words 91%

How the Religious Right built its power on beliefs the Bible never required.

by Jonathan Dudley 2011

4.25

134 ratings

🗳️ Evangelical Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation 🔬 Christianity And Science ⛪ Political Theology 🧠 Anti-Intellectualism

The Flag and the Cross

by Philip S. Gorski • 2022

A centuries-old story of who America belongs to now threatens to end its democratic experiment.

4.19

2k+

✝️ Christian Nationalism 🇺🇸 American Mythology ⚠️ Authoritarian Threat 📊 Racial Hierarchy 😤 White Grievance

The Flag and the Cross 91%

A centuries-old story of who America belongs to now threatens to end its democratic experiment.

by Philip S. Gorski 2022

4.19

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Nationalism 🇺🇸 American Mythology ⚠️ Authoritarian Threat 📊 Racial Hierarchy 😤 White Grievance

Taking America Back for God

by Andrew L. Whitehead • 2020

It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.

4.10

1k+

⛪ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Religion And Politics 📊 Sociology Of Religion 🙏 American Evangelicalism 👤 White Identity Politics

Taking America Back for God 91%

It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.

by Andrew L. Whitehead 2020

4.10

1k+ ratings

⛪ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Religion And Politics 📊 Sociology Of Religion 🙏 American Evangelicalism 👤 White Identity Politics

Correct, Not Politically Correct

by Frank Turek • 2008

Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.

3.30

334

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 💍 Marriage Policy ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law Ethics 🗳️ Culture War Politics

Correct, Not Politically Correct Summary

Correct, Not Politically Correct 91%

Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.

by Frank Turek 2008

3.30

334 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 💍 Marriage Policy ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law Ethics 🗳️ Culture War Politics

The Violent Take It by Force

by Matthew D. Taylor • 2024

Behind January 6th was a charismatic Christian movement most Americans have never heard of.

4.36

806

🕊️ Charismatic Movement 👑 Dominion Theology ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Religious Extremism

The Violent Take It by Force 91%

Behind January 6th was a charismatic Christian movement most Americans have never heard of.

by Matthew D. Taylor 2024

4.36

806 ratings

🕊️ Charismatic Movement 👑 Dominion Theology ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Religious Extremism

The Spirit of Our Politics

by Michael Wear • 2024

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

4.19

290

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Spirit of Our Politics 91%

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

by Michael Wear 2024

4.19

290 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

Letter to the American Church

by Eric Metaxas • 2022

Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.

4.22

3k+

🕊️ Dietrich Bonhoeffer 🏛️ Faith And Politics ✝️ Costly Discipleship 📣 Prophetic Voice 🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism

Letter to the American Church 90%

Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.

by Eric Metaxas 2022

4.22

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Dietrich Bonhoeffer 🏛️ Faith And Politics ✝️ Costly Discipleship 📣 Prophetic Voice 🇺🇸 American Evangelicalism

Rebellion

by Robert Kagan • 2024

A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.

4.39

664

🇺🇸 American Politics 📜 Political History 🔗 White Supremacy ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization

Rebellion 90%

A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.

by Robert Kagan 2024

4.39

664 ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 📜 Political History 🔗 White Supremacy ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization

Losing Our Religion

by Russell D. Moore • 2023

The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.

4.31

3k+

✝️ Evangelicalism 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🏛️ Politicization Of Faith 🗽 American Church

Losing Our Religion 90%

The implosion of the evangelical church is not a disaster; it's an act of grace.

by Russell D. Moore 2023

4.31

3k+ ratings

✝️ Evangelicalism 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism 🔨 Faith Deconstruction 🏛️ Politicization Of Faith 🗽 American Church

Kingdoms in Conflict

by Charles W. Colson • 1987

Two rival kingdoms shape every society. Push one aside, and the other becomes a tyrant.

4.08

317

🏛️ Church And State 📖 Political Theology 🌍 Christian Social Ethics ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🏚️ Secularism Critique

Kingdoms in Conflict 90%

Two rival kingdoms shape every society. Push one aside, and the other becomes a tyrant.

by Charles W. Colson 1987

4.08

317 ratings

🏛️ Church And State 📖 Political Theology 🌍 Christian Social Ethics ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🏚️ Secularism Critique

Money, Lies, and God

by Katherine Stewart • 2025

Dark money, reactionary ideas, and religious fervor are converging to dismantle American democracy.

4.18

2k+

🔴 Threats To Democracy 💰 Dark Money In Politics ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Authoritarian Movements 🏫 Public Education Wars

Money, Lies, and God 90%

Dark money, reactionary ideas, and religious fervor are converging to dismantle American democracy.

by Katherine Stewart 2025

4.18

2k+ ratings

🔴 Threats To Democracy 💰 Dark Money In Politics ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Authoritarian Movements 🏫 Public Education Wars

Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles

by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851

For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.

4.13

135

✝️ Catholic Political Thought 🏛️ Political Theology 👤 Theological Anthropology 🗳️ Critique Of Liberalism 🔨 Critique Of Socialism

Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary

Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 90%

For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.

by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851

4.13

135 ratings

✝️ Catholic Political Thought 🏛️ Political Theology 👤 Theological Anthropology 🗳️ Critique Of Liberalism 🔨 Critique Of Socialism

Interrupting Silence

by Walter Brueggemann • 2018

Silence shelters the powerful, not the sacred. Why the Bible commands interruption, not quiet.

4.15

232

✊ Liberation Theology 🔥 Prophetic Tradition 📖 Biblical Ethics 🌈 Progressive Christianity ✊ Faith And Activism

Interrupting Silence 90%

Silence shelters the powerful, not the sacred. Why the Bible commands interruption, not quiet.

by Walter Brueggemann 2018

4.15

232 ratings

✊ Liberation Theology 🔥 Prophetic Tradition 📖 Biblical Ethics 🌈 Progressive Christianity ✊ Faith And Activism

Conservatism

by Yoram Hazony • 2022

Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.

4.29

304

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🧐 Conservative Thought 🇺🇸 National Conservatism ⛪ Religious Traditionalism ⚖️ Tradition And Modernity

Conservatism 90%

Nation, faith, and family: the pillars liberalism dismissed, and the only path out of its collapse.

by Yoram Hazony 2022

4.29

304 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🧐 Conservative Thought 🇺🇸 National Conservatism ⛪ Religious Traditionalism ⚖️ Tradition And Modernity

The Powers That Be

by Walter Wink • 1998

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

4.24

1k+

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities ✝️ Christian Nonviolence 🏛️ Institutional Sin

The Powers That Be 90%

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

by Walter Wink 1998

4.24

1k+ ratings

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities ✝️ Christian Nonviolence 🏛️ Institutional Sin

Iran and Israel

by Mark Hitchcock • 2013

Iran gets the bomb, Israel strikes, Russia invades: the sequence Ezekiel predicted 2,600 years ago.

3.78

🔮 Biblical Prophecy 🌍 Middle East Politics ☪️ Islamic Eschatology ☢️ Nuclear Proliferation ⚔️ War And Religion

Iran and Israel 90%

Iran gets the bomb, Israel strikes, Russia invades: the sequence Ezekiel predicted 2,600 years ago.

by Mark Hitchcock 2013

3.78

46 ratings

🔮 Biblical Prophecy 🌍 Middle East Politics ☪️ Islamic Eschatology ☢️ Nuclear Proliferation ⚔️ War And Religion

The Undertow

by Jeff Sharlet • 2023

The preachers, militiamen, and internet prophets fighting for America's soul amid its unraveling.

4.01

3k+

🏛️ American Politics ⚡ Political Polarization ✝️ American Christianity 💰 Prosperity Gospel 🛐 Political Religion

The Undertow 90%

The preachers, militiamen, and internet prophets fighting for America's soul amid its unraveling.

by Jeff Sharlet 2023

4.01

3k+ ratings

🏛️ American Politics ⚡ Political Polarization ✝️ American Christianity 💰 Prosperity Gospel 🛐 Political Religion

From Politics to the Pews

by Michele F. Margolis • 2018

Partisanship leads, faith follows: five decades of data that reverse the religion-politics link.

3.89

🗳️ Political Polarization ⛪ Religion And Politics 🇺🇸 American Religion 🎯 Partisan Identity ✝️ Religious Identity

From Politics to the Pews 90%

Partisanship leads, faith follows: five decades of data that reverse the religion-politics link.

by Michele F. Margolis 2018

3.89

35 ratings

🗳️ Political Polarization ⛪ Religion And Politics 🇺🇸 American Religion 🎯 Partisan Identity ✝️ Religious Identity

Bad Faith

by Randall Balmer • 2021

The Religious Right was born not from Roe but from a fight to defend segregated Christian schools.

4.25

672

📖 American Evangelicalism ⚖️ Abortion Politics 🚫 Racial Segregation 🏛️ Movement Conservatism 🔍 Historical Revisionism

Bad Faith 90%

The Religious Right was born not from Roe but from a fight to defend segregated Christian schools.

by Randall Balmer 2021

4.25

672 ratings

📖 American Evangelicalism ⚖️ Abortion Politics 🚫 Racial Segregation 🏛️ Movement Conservatism 🔍 Historical Revisionism

Crazy for God

by Frank Schaeffer • 2007

Inside the machine: a son of evangelical royalty helps build the religious right, then defects.

3.68

2k+

⛪ Evangelical Movement 🐘 Religious Right 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🏚️ Insular Communities 📜 Fundamentalism

Crazy for God 90%

Inside the machine: a son of evangelical royalty helps build the religious right, then defects.

by Frank Schaeffer 2007

3.68

2k+ ratings

⛪ Evangelical Movement 🐘 Religious Right 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🏚️ Insular Communities 📜 Fundamentalism

Separation of Church and Hate

by John Fugelsang • 2025

Conservative Christianity fabricated a Jesus; the Bible's real one was radically progressive.

4.41

16k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 📖 Biblical Criticism ✝️ Christian Nationalism 🌪️ Religious Deconstruction 😂 Religious Satire

Separation of Church and Hate 90%

Conservative Christianity fabricated a Jesus; the Bible's real one was radically progressive.

by John Fugelsang 2025

4.41

16k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 📖 Biblical Criticism ✝️ Christian Nationalism 🌪️ Religious Deconstruction 😂 Religious Satire

Awake, Not Woke

by Noelle Mering • 2021

Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.

4.30

676

🧭 Political Theology 🏛️ Catholic Social Teaching ⚖️ Woke Critique 💍 Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law

Awake, Not Woke 90%

Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.

by Noelle Mering 2021

4.30

676 ratings

🧭 Political Theology 🏛️ Catholic Social Teaching ⚖️ Woke Critique 💍 Sexual Ethics 📜 Natural Law

A Simple Government

by Mike Huckabee • 2011

A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.

3.73

302

🐘 American Conservatism 🏛️ Federalism 💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🧾 Tax Reform 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism

A Simple Government 90%

A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.

by Mike Huckabee 2011

3.73

302 ratings

🐘 American Conservatism 🏛️ Federalism 💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🧾 Tax Reform 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth

by Thaddeus Williams • 2020

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

4.35

1k+

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth Summary

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth 90%

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

by Thaddeus Williams 2020

4.35

1k+ ratings

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by David Platt • 2015

The gospel has a position on abortion, trafficking, race, and marriage. Comfort is not it.

4.15

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A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, Sex Slavery, Immigration, Abortion, Persecution, Orphans and Pornography 90%

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4.15

4k+ ratings

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Religion was never the plan. God planted a garden colony and told humans to spread it.

4.34

137

🏰 Kingdom Theology 🌍 Dominion Mandate 🔥 Charismatic Christianity 🎭 Faith And Culture 🕊️ Holy Spirit

God's Big Idea 90%

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by Myles Munroe 2008

4.34

137 ratings

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by Christopher Watkin 2022

4.52

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A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.

4.43

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Fault Lines 90%

A competing religion has entered the evangelical church, and it does not offer forgiveness.

by Voddie T. Baucham Jr. 2021

4.43

7k+ ratings

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