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Recommended books at the intersection of religion, culture, and public policy:

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Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy

The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future

White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

The End of White Christian America

The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy

Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right

American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance

Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter

Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

Fierce Love

God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music

The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession

Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement

Voodoo: The History of a Racial Slur

American Blindspot: Race, Class, Religion, and the Trump Presidency

Immigrants, Evangelicals and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change

Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide

Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, Symbols, and Hope

Opening the Gates to Asia: A Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion

The Politics of Millennials: Political Beliefs and Policy Preferences of America’s Most Diverse Generation

The Everyday Crusade: Christian Nationalism in American Politics

Politics in the Pews: The Political Mobilization of Black Churches (The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity)

Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion

The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

The Full Armor of God The Mobilization of Christian Nationalism in American Politics

Trump, White Evangelical Christians, and American Politics