The New Apostolic Reformation, Trump, and Evangelical Politics: The Prophecy Voter
Ebook
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.
Explores how and why certain kinds of evangelical Christians support Donald Trump and what this reveals about the role of conspiratorial narratives in 21st-century America.
Showcases the diversity within the evangelical American right and that it is not as monolithic as it is often assumed
Fills the gap for an academic monograph on the New Apostolic movement and politics, which is up-to-date and non-theological in approach
Addresses a controversial Christian movement that is heavily debated among other evangelicals
Introduction: Prophecy & Politics in 21st Century America
1: Conspiracy Theory in Evangelical Politics from the Cold War to Obama
2: The New Apostolic Reformation and Dominionism
3: “God's Chaos Candidate”-Prophecy & Trump's Campaign
4: Cyrus v. The Deep State
5: Campaign 2020-Spiritual Warfare by Other Means
Conclusion: The New Apostolic Reformation & The Future of the American Religious Right
Bibliography
Index
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.
- Title: The New Apostolic Reformation, Trump, and Evangelical Politics: The Prophecy Voter
- Author: Damon T. Berry
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781350179455, 9781350179431, 1350179434, 1350179450
- Resource ID: LLS:9781350179455
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-09T05:43:11Z
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).