Reality in ruins : how conspiracy theory became an American evangelical crisis / Jared Stacy, PhD.
| Author/creator | Stacy, Jared author. |
| Other author | Kayser, Jason, designer. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | 291 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | How conspiracy theory became an American evangelical crisis |
| Contents | Introduction -- Pain, panic, and power -- Power of story -- An untold story -- The plot devices of holy paranoia -- Red-pilled evangelicalism -- Claimed by reality -- Toward a common world -- Sand in the machine. |
| Abstract | "Dr. Jared Stacy braves the untold history of conspiracy in American evangelicalism, reporting from the inside as someone raised and ordained in one of the most conservative denominations in the US. Now, as a historian and post-evangelical theologian, Stacy traces the currents of panic and power--from the era of slavery to the Cold War to contemporary claims about the 'deep state' that have thrust us into today's age of 'Disreality.' He resists pathologizing those who believe conspiracy theories, instead examining the persuasive role of storytelling, and how story has shaped this radioactive movement. With empathy and insight, he tends to the political and emotional fallout of evangelical conspiracism and puts forth a path, predicated on 'good suspicion' and thoughtful engagement, back to a common world. For concerned citizens and those grieving broken relationships and the state of the church today, Reality in Ruins is an invitation to name that pain, understand its causes, and become empowered for good resistance." -- Book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291). |
| ISBN | 9780063453753 |
| ISBN | 0063453754 (hardcover) |
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