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1	Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK's Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930 by Kelly J. Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	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
2	After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity by David P. Gushee (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 780 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2	Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism by Michael Joseph McVicar 4.24 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2	Amazing Grace. How Faith Grows in the Human Heart : Modern English Explanation of Ancient Truths by John Newton 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2	Writing IT - Novel, Plot, Characters: a novel creation toolkit (Writing it - a novel writer's toolkit Book 4) by Ed Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2	Elizabeth's Mountain (The Elizabeth’s Mountain Series #1) by Lucille Guarino (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 2,980 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
7	Changing Our Mind by David P. Gushee (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,343 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
7	The Traitor Within: Understanding and Healing Our Deceitful Hearts by Adrian Warnock (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
9	Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next by Bradley Onishi 4.31 avg rating — 1,233 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
10	Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church by Chrissy Stroop (Editor) 4.27 avg rating — 462 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
11	Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House by Tom Lobianco 3.62 avg rating — 200 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
12	Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump by Sarah Posner 4.04 avg rating — 942 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
13	God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters by Sarah Posner 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
14	Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church by Gareth Gore 4.16 avg rating — 1,466 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
15	We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience by Lyndsey Stonebridge 4.16 avg rating — 459 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
16	Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right by Matthew Dallek 3.97 avg rating — 686 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
17	Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 4.27 avg rating — 5,527 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
18	Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement’s Ground War to End Democracy by Isaac Arnsdorf 3.88 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
19	The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy by David Neiwert 4.04 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
20	The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society by Eleanor Janega 4.06 avg rating — 3,406 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	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
21	God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah Payne 3.85 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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
22	Fascism in America: Past and Present by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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
23	Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America by Lauren Lassabe Shepherd (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	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
24	Righting the American Dream: How the Media Mainstreamed Reagan's Evangelical Vision by Diane H Winston 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	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
25	The Kingdom of Children: A Liberation Theology by R.L. Stollar (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	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
26	Race, Rights, and Rifles: The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture by Alexandra Filindra 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	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
27	When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion by Laura E. Anderson 4.37 avg rating — 1,903 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	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
28	American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church by Andrew L. Whitehead 4.19 avg rating — 910 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	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
29	Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning by Sarah Stankorb 4.05 avg rating — 885 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	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
30	Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,646 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	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
31	The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 690 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	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
32	The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: Politics, Television, and Popular Culture in the 1970s and Beyond (Columbia Series on Religion and Politics) by L. Benjamin Rolsky 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	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
33	Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy across the Political Divide by Ruth Braunstein 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	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
34	American Evangelicals for Trump by Andre Gagne 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	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
35	The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,408 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	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
36	Double Crossed: The Missionaries Who Spied for the United States During the Second World War by Matthew Avery Sutton 3.58 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	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
37	20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America by Ryan P. Burge (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	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
38	Addicted to Lust: Pornography in the Lives of Conservative Protestants by Samuel L. Perry 3.92 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	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
39	After Europe by Ivan Krastev 4.07 avg rating — 1,021 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	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
40	The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev 4.14 avg rating — 1,541 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	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
41	Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power by Timothy W. Ryback 4.08 avg rating — 1,000 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	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
42	An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida by Peter Salmon 4.21 avg rating — 369 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	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
43	Virgin: The Untouched History by Hanne Blank 3.95 avg rating — 1,453 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	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
44	The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy by Philip S. Gorski 4.19 avg rating — 1,514 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	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
45	Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States by Andrew L. Whitehead 4.10 avg rating — 1,016 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	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
46	God's Daughters: Evangelical Women and the Power of Submission by R. Marie Griffith (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	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
47	Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics by R. Marie Griffith (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	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
48	The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct by Ruth Everhart (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	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
49	The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Stewart 4.26 avg rating — 2,591 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	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
50	The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American by Andrew L. Seidel 4.40 avg rating — 2,540 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	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
51	Virgin Nation: Sexual Purity and American Adolescence by Sara Moslener 4.07 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	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
52	The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy by Jessica Pishko 3.98 avg rating — 431 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	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
53	American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order by Jerome E. Copulsky 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	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
54	Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant 4.17 avg rating — 1,791 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	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
55	Making Chastity Sexy: The Rhetoric of Evangelical Abstinence Campaigns by Christine J. Gardner 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	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
56	Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good by Nadia Bolz-Weber 4.20 avg rating — 8,821 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	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
57	White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America by Khyati Y. Joshi 4.26 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	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
58	Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters Who Elected Donald Trump by Angela Denker really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 343 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	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
59	Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood by Angela Denker 3.75 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	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
60	Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity by Neil Van Leeuwen 4.47 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	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
61	Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult by Michelle Dowd (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 3,853 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	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
62	Sister Death: Political Theologies for Living and Dying by Beatrice Marovich 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	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
63	Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down by Anand Pandian 3.84 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	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
64	Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes by Leah Litman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 2,243 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	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
65	Byline Books Alt Reich. by Nafeez Ahmed 4.17 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	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
66	American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge from the 1950s to Now by Paul Starr 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	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
67	That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 4,921 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	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
68	Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right by Laura K. Field 4.12 avg rating — 728 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	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
69	We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor by Liz Theoharis (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	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