"A sobering assessment of the evolution of Christian nationalism." -Publishers Weekly

"Boedy, a professor of rhetoric at the University of North Georgia, provides a succinct, readable overview of 7MM [the Seven Mountain Movement] and…highlighting the role of Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA (TPUSA)—the nation’s preeminent conservative youth organization—in making 7MM 'the central organizing element of the Trump era' and thereby bringing us to 'the precipice of the destruction of our democracy.'" - Spectrum Magazine

"Gifted at translating the Seven Mountains Mandate into its political and social realities, Boedy illustrates how this transformative doctrine affects the lives of believers and nonbelievers alike." —Elle Hardy, journalist and author of Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over the World

"Boedy provides a succinct, readable overview of 7MM [the Seven Mountain Movement] and . . . the role of Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA (TPUSA)—the nation’s preeminent conservative youth organization—in making 7MM ‘the central organizing element of the Trump era’ and thereby bringing us to ‘the precipice of the destruction of our democracy.'" —Spectrum Magazine

"Matthew Boedy offers a vital and incisive account of how dominionist ideology has saturated the political imagination of much of American evangelicalism. As a pastor who has spent years navigating the fallout of Christian nationalism in my congregation and community, I’m deeply grateful for Boedy’s clarity, scholarship, and moral courage. This book is a needed resource for those seeking to faithfully resist the powers that would co-opt the way of Jesus for political domination." —Rev. Caleb E. Campbell, author of Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor

"We cannot change where we’re going without knowing where we’ve been, which is why Matthew Boedy's work is so vitally important. With expertise and candor, Boedy illuminates the history of theocracy and anti-democracy in this country that has too often hidden underneath a thin veneer of Christian rhetoric. This book is especially important as we attempt to navigate our way through Trump’s second administration and push back against the onslaught of Christian Nationalism." —Zach W. Lambert, pastor of Restore Church in Austin, Texas, and author of Better Ways to Read the Bible

"The Seven Mountains Mandate masterfully charts the current struggle for the American soul. Through his lucid writin