Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, (Paperback)

from DubiousDisciple

Goldberg, a secular Jew, provides a hard-nosed look at the agendas and power of ultra-conservative Christian organizations in the United States. Goldberg calls this trend "Christian Nationalism," after the openly-stated goal of many fundamentalist leaders to "take back America." From, of course, ...

from Devil_llama

The author spent a great deal of time researching the growing, but secretive, Christian reconstructionist movement that seeks to implement God's Law, as defined in Leviticus, in the United States. A frightening narrative, particulrly when she describes the levels of power to which some of the mem...

from BaldwinLibrary

To date the best book concerning the 'christian right' by the non Christian 'Left'. Miss Goldberg understands them bettter than they understand themselves; and they do not understand themselves at all. She says much in the book which i have heard no where outside of the walls of my classs room.

from mms

A birds-eye view of mixing religion and politics in the USA. Makes the point that most of our leaders on the religious right seem to have constant science-fiction movies, religiously based running in their brains.

from madcatnip72

Michelle Goldberg does a good job documenting the major outlines of the Christian Nationalist (Reconstructist/Dominion Theology) movement in late 20th Century USA - our own "Texas Taliban" of fundamentalists. Touches on everything from Rushdoony to the Dover Area School District Intelligent Desig...