The Judas Effect: How Evangelicals Betrayed Jesus for Power
Ebook
In 2016, Amy Hawk was a hyper-patriotic, Jesus-loving, white, evangelical, church-attending, and ministry-leading wife and mom living in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. She came into the election determined to vote Republican, but when she saw the video of Donald Trump mocking a disabled journalist, she hurled herself off the Trump train and never looked back. Shunned by some in her conservative evangelical community, her world was shattered and her faith tested as she was forced to reevaluate the Christian institutions she devoted her life to. Disoriented and confused by the church's embrace of a man who is the antithesis of Jesus, Hawk turned to the Scriptures for answers.
Part Bible study and part personal faith journey, The Judas Effect is about the selling out of Christian values for political gain. It's about how, buoyed by Trumpism, the message ringing from church bells across America has morphed from "goodwill toward men" to "it's us against them." By sharing her own faith crisis, Hawk casts a vision for the evangelical church that steers us away from Judas's power lust, toward a Christ-centered mission of servitude, humility, compassion, and kindness.
"Amy Hawk is a spiritual 'sister' whose love for Jesus and his church is clearly genuine. In The Judas Effect, she shares her personal spiritual journey and the anguish caused by the evangelical church's deeply troubling embrace of Donald Trump. Writing with warmth and insight, she presents a biblical looking glass that reveals our collective need to repent, to refocus on Jesus, and to choose his humility, compassion, and love."
--James Brauer, medical doctor
"As a deeply devoted follower of Jesus and serious student of the Bible, Amy Hawk boldly shines the light of Scripture on the path the evangelical church in America has taken in recent years. She passionately challenges the church she loves to take a hard, honest look at how they've strayed from God's way in creating an idol out of Donald Trump and calls the church to repentance. This book is a must-read for American evangelicals."
--Susan Wade, AP U.S. History and American Government teacher
"Amy Hawk is a wonderful voice crying out in the wilderness! The Judas Effect is the book the church needs NOW as many struggle to understand what has happened to the evangelical church in America since 2016. The Holy Spirit has given Amy Hawk a boldness to be a holy truth teller. The Judas Effect doesn't mince words about what's ailing the evangelical church, but it goes even further. It provides a pathway back to sanity and the divine purpose of the Lord's church--love and lost souls."
--Lisa Saunders, associate pastor, Emmanuel Church
- Title: The Judas Effect: How Evangelicals Betrayed Jesus for Power
- Author: Amy Hawk
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666763669, 9781666763652, 1666763659, 9781666763645, 1666763640, 1666763667
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666763669
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-06-24T20:38:29Z
Amy Hawk is the author of Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam. She lives in Oregon with her husband and their tiny Yorkie. They have two young adult children. Connect with Amy at www.amyhawk.com.