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It Has to Be Read. • Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies by Rev. Prof. Dr. David P. Gushee

In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer

CHAPTER

Radicalization and Political Manipulation Within the Christian Right

This chapter examines the shifting dynamics of influential Christian figures from respectability to radicalization, particularly influenced by cultural changes during the Obama era. It discusses the rise of authoritarianism within the Christian right and the alarming trend of viewing political leaders like Trump in a messianic light.

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