| International Standard Book Number |
9781324130482 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1324130482 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Huffman, Jared, 1964- author.
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| Title Statement |
No prophets : the fight to save democracy from Christian nationalism / Jared Huffman ; [with a foreword by Jamie Raskin].
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xv, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-220).
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Foreword: by Jamie Raskin -- Introduction: The cross and the coup -- Not your parents' culture war -- Breaking faith -- Three roads to theocracy -- Founding fiction -- Christian privilege -- The shadow theocracy -- Christian Zionism -- The dumbing of America -- Defenders of democracy -- Conclusion.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Sinclair Lewis is said to have warned: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." On January 6, 2021, Rep. Jared Huffman saw something chillingly close to that vision. Thousands of Christians following self-declared prophets stormed the Capitol. The insurrection should have been a national wake-up call about Christian nationalism. Instead, most Americans and politicians looked away. No Prophets argues that Christian nationalism is now America's most dangerous political movement. Huffman pulls back the curtain on religious extremists behind the insurrection who have only grown more powerful with Trump's return. Openly vowing to destroy church-state separation and democracy as we know it, they now work inside the highest levels of government to drive domestic and foreign policy, reshape federal agencies, undermine science and education, and tilt elections. The endgame: an authoritarian theocracy that imposes their religious beliefs by force of law. Drawing on his experience as a formerly devout Christian and the only Humanist ever to serve in Congress, Huffman maps the movement's largely hidden landscape -- taking readers behind the scenes of the Capitol, exposing the tactics and myths Christian nationalists use to advance their agenda, and showing how America is imperiled by our reluctance to confront threats cloaked in Christianity. But, he argues, it's not too late. If we muster a broad interfaith coalition grounded in shared commitment to democracy, we can reclaim the public square for everyone -- religious and secular -- to share on equal terms.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
White nationalism History 21st century. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Christianity and politics History 21st century. United States
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Christian conservatism History 21st century. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Democracy Religious aspects Christianity History 21st century.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Raskin, Jamie, 1962- writer of foreword.
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