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Stephen King, David Sedaris, Chuck Klosterman, JT LeRoy

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Josiah is a freelance journalist in Denver, Colorado. He writes about politics, marijuana and evangelical culture and theology, and is a regular contributor to the Guardian and Vice. He’s also had bylines in Esquire, Politico, High Times, and The Denver Post, and is the senior editor of the Denver arts and literature magazine Suspect Press.

An Iowa native and leading authority on 90s Christian rock, Josiah released his debut novel Carnality: Dancing On Red Lake in 2015. A psychological horror about growing up in an isolated farming community fueled by pentecostal Christianity and methamphetamine, the book was hailed as “one of the finest novels to come out of Denver’s burgeoning arts scene.”

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	On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right - a Personal History 3.96 avg rating — 559 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runner's High: How a Movement of Cannabis-Fueled Athletes Is Changing the Science of Sports 3.92 avg rating — 297 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carnality: Dancing on Red Lake 4.27 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carnality: Sebastian Phoenix and the Dark Star 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Following Graham’s efforts”
― Josiah Hesse, On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right - a Personal History

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“The libertarian icon—and failed 1964 GOP presidential candidate—Barry Goldwater famously despised evangelicals: “If and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party…it’s going to be a terrible damn problem.”[*] But Billy Graham had never shied away from politics,”
― Josiah Hesse, On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right - a Personal History

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