Overview
Whilst many assume that conservative evangelical support for Trump is motivated by his position on social issues such as abortion and LGBTQ rights, or a nostalgia for an imagined American golden age, this book shows that the reality is much more complex by looking at a more recent and understudied trend of Evangelicalism in America. Damon T. Berry examines how leaders within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), a charismatically inclined Evangelical movement, claim their support for Trump came from alleged prophetic visions that compelled them to defend Trump’s candidacy, and to continue to defend his presidency, re-election against demonically inspired, Marxist, “Deep State” enemies. In this conspiratorial cosmology, spiritual warfare through prayer and political activism is the duty of the faithful so that they might protect Trump as God’s anointed leader and war against malevolent, unpatriotic forces that oppose him, the nation, and God himself. Working from primary source materials produced by leading figures among the NAR, Berry argues that this conspiratorial discourse is central to NAR support for Trump’s candidacy, presidency, and re-election effort, and that this discourse has come to shape some of the most important debates among American religious conservatives in the 21st century.
Full Product Details
Author: Damon T. Berry (St. Lawrence University, USA)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781350179431
ISBN 10: 1350179434
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 July 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
In this sharp account of some of Donald Trump’s most visible religious supporters, Damon T. Berry offers an accessible, deeply researched, and clear-headed analysis of their ideas and motives over the past decade. * Daniel G. Hummel, Honorary Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and author of The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism (2023). *
In this sharp account of some of Donald Trump's most visible religious supporters, Damon T. Berry offers an accessible, deeply researched, and clear-headed analysis of their ideas and motives over the past decade. * Daniel G. Hummel, Honorary Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and author of The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism (2023). *
Author Information
Damon T. Berry is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at St. Lawrence University, USA. He is the author of Blood & Faith: Christianity in American White Nationalism (2017) and Christianity & The Alt-Right: Exploring the Relationship (2021).
