For anyone who has ever said, "It feels like we're living in different realities," an unforgettable read and definitive explainer of the strange history of evangelical conspiracy theory.
Conspiracy theories are at the root of the most pressing political problems of our time, yet their influence cuts just as personal. Suspicion has fractured families, communities, churches, and our very social fabric, as one person's fact is another's fake news.
In Reality in Ruins, Dr. Jared Stacy braves the untold history of conspiracism in American evangelicalism and the anxiety at the heart of this radioactive movement that affects us all. In a new age of what he calls "Disreality," many are left reeling in the ruins of what was once a common world, now splintered by warring ideologies, religious and political extremism, and cults of certainty. Dr. Stacy reports from the inside as someone raised and even ordained in one of the nation's most conservative denominations. Now, as a historian and post-evangelical theologian, Dr. Stacy traces the currents of pain, panic, and power that have thrust the evangelical church into a theological crisis with consequence for everyone.
For concerned citizens, Christians who are sounding the alarm on Christian Nationalism, and anyone grieving the relationships paranoia has ruptured, Reality in Ruins profiles the problem, validates your pain, prepares you for good resistance, and empowers you to become the truth-tellers a common world deserves.
| ISBN: | 9780063453753 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2026 |
| Author: | Jared Stacy |
| Publisher: | HarperOne an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Genres: |
Religion and politics Religious fundamentalism History of religion Christian Churches, denominations, groups Religious life and practice Conspiracy theories Social groups: religious groups and communities Nationalism Religious and theocratic ideologies Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Child care and upbringing: advice for parents Relationships and families: advice and issues |
For anyone who has ever said, "It feels like we're living in different realities," an unforgettable read and definitive explainer of the strange history of evangelical conspiracy theory.
Conspiracy theories are at the root of the most pressing political problems of our time, yet their influence cuts just as personal. Suspicion has fractured families, communities, churches, and our very social fabric, as one person's fact is another's fake news.
In Reality in Ruins, Dr. Jared Stacy braves the untold history of conspiracism in American evangelicalism and the anxiety at the heart of this radioactive movement that affects us all. In a new age of what he calls "Disreality," many are left reeling in the ruins of what was once a common world, now splintered by warring ideologies, religious and political extremism, and cults of certainty. Dr. Stacy reports from the inside as someone raised and even ordained in one of the nation's most conservative denominations. Now, as a historian and post-evangelical theologian, Dr. Stacy traces the currents of pain, panic, and power that have thrust the evangelical church into a theological crisis with consequence for everyone.
For concerned citizens, Christians who are sounding the alarm on Christian Nationalism, and anyone grieving the relationships paranoia has ruptured, Reality in Ruins profiles the problem, validates your pain, prepares you for good resistance, and empowers you to become the truth-tellers a common world deserves.
Reality in Ruins features in the following genres: Religion and politics, Religious fundamentalism, History of religion, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Religious life and practice, Conspiracy theories, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Nationalism, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Child care and upbringing: advice for parents, Relationships and families: advice and issues
Reality in Ruins is available in Hardback
Reality in Ruins was written by Jared Stacy and published by HarperOne an imprint of HarperCollins
Reality in Ruins has 304 pages
£17.09