Believe me
Subtitle: the Evangelical road to Donald Trump
By: John Fea
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780802876416
Subjects: Evangelicalism; Political activity; Voting; Christianity and politics; Christians; Christianity
Description: "'Believe me' may be the most commonly used phrase in Donald Trump's lexicon. Whether about building a wall or protecting the Christian heritage, the refrain is constant. And to the surprise of many, about 80% percent of white evangelicals have believed Trump-at least enough to help propel him into the White House. Historian John Fea is not surprised-and in Believe Me he explains how we have arrived at this unprecedented moment in American politics. An evangelical Christian himself, Fea argues that the embrace of Donald Trump is the logical outcome of a long-standing evangelical approach to public life defined by the politics of fear, the pursuit of worldly power, and a nostalgic longing for an American past. In the process, Fea challenges his fellow believers to replace fear with hope, the pursuit of power with humility, and nostalgia with history."--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Evangelical politics of fear; title: The playbook; title: A short history of Evangelical fear; title: The court Evangelicals; title: Make America great again.