Jim Wallis, director of the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University and author of The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy

“This astounding book is the inside story of the theology that both undergirded and inspired the January 6 insurrection and has continued to grow into the greatest religious threat to democracy this election year. Beyond the importance of politics, we need to change the ‘faith factor’ at this urgent moment. Only a good theology of democracy can replace the idolatrous false worship of Christian nationalism, which turns a distorted concept of spiritual warfare into political violence. Matthew Taylor’s brilliant work here is a great place to start in our understanding of how bad religion must be replaced by true faith.”