Faith. Culture.
Politics.
The Kingdom.
Sects & Politics
A Personal Journey Through the Christian Right and Christian Nationalism
Following one Christian’s fifty-year journey through the changing world of American evangelicalism, the Christian Right, and Christian Nationalism.
Sects & Politics
Faith was never meant to be a weapon. The Kingdom was never meant to be of this world.
Blending personal experience, history, and Scripture, Sects & Politics invites readers to look beyond earthly causes, movements, and leaders and rediscover the hope found in God’s Kingdom.
About Joel W. Townsend
For more than fifty years, Joel W. Townsend has studied, taught, and discussed the intersection of faith and public life. He has served as a Bible teacher, worship leader, and pastor.
Drawing on personal experience, historical research, and a lifetime of engagement with the church, he examines the rise of the Christian Right, Christian Nationalism, and their influence on American culture and politics.
Every Christian lives with a tension between allegiance to an unseen Savior and devotion to visible causes or movements.
— Joel W. Townsend