Preparing
for War
The
events of January 6, 2021, shocked the nation and the world. But to those who
lived through White Christian nationalism, consumed its media, and practiced
its teachings, the Insurrection was the logical outcome of a seventy-five-year
war on American democracy.
Despite a
growing body of literature that analyzes White Christian nationalism in the
United States, there are no works that bring together firsthand accounts of the
decades-long culture wars that set the stage for the violent White Christian
nationalism plaguing the country with historical analyses of the events,
leaders, and communities that prepared the troops and led the charge. PREPARING
FOR WAR uses Onishi’s lived experience as an Evangelical insider as a prism for
understanding the violence and extremism of the White Christian nationalists at
the center of our current political moment. It asks: How did the rise of the
Religious Right, from 1964-2015, eventually give birth to violent White
Christian nationalism during the Trump presidency and beyond? What are the
foundational components of the “alternative” worldview that propelled some of
the most conservative religious communities in the country to ignite a cold
civil war? How can the history of the Religious Right provide a basis for
anticipating how White Christian nationalism will bear on our public square in
the years to come?
Preparing
For War
Released
January 6, 2023
“In this
compelling and scholarly mix of memoir and cultural and political history,
Onishi brings to bear his experience as a former Christian nationalist movement
insider to expose the radicalism behind the January 6th insurrection. Gripping
and essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the threat that This
movement poses to American democracy.” – Katherine Stewart, Author of The Power
Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous World of Religious Nationalism
“In
Preparing for War, Bradley Onishi traces the history of White Christian
Nationalism from the John Birch Society to the Big Lie and the January 6
terrorist assault on the U.S. Capitol, a narrative enlivened by the author’s
own occasional intersections with the movement. This is an excellent and
important book, both chilling and prophetic.” – Randall Balmer Professor of
Religion, Dartmouth College and Author of Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the
Religious Right
“Onishi
takes us on a sweeping yet personal journey through modern American religious
and political history to understand the violent, extremist strains of white
Christian America that led to the January 6th insurrection. With insight from
hundreds of interviews, deep scholarship, and his own escape from white
Christian Nationalism, Onishi’s Preparing for War is a clear account of what
happened and clarion warning about what is coming. Compelling and timely.” –
Andrew Seidel, Constitutional Lawyer at Americans United and author of American
Crusade: How the Supreme Court Is Weaponizing Religious Freedom (forthcoming
2022)
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