Following the life of a missionary kid as he traverses the bizarre world of Evangelicalism, Youth Group explores how and why the Evangelical church didn’t simply jump into bed with but became Christian Nationalists.
Following the life of a missionary kid as he traverses the bizarre world of Evangelicalism, Youth Group explores how and why the Evangelical church didn’t simply jump into bed with but became Christian Nationalists.
Americas (north, central, south, west indies), Biography & autobiography (general), Fundamentalism
The aughts was a strange era for everyone. America finally filled that hammer-and-sickle-size hole in its heart with turbans and beards. High schoolers went from wearing JNCO denim tents to hermetically sealed Jeggings. And someone declared war on Christmas.
Youth Group: Coming of age in the church of Christian nationalism follows the life of a missionary kid as he traverses the bizarre world of anti-masturbation purity groups, CD immolation parties, the culture wars, and an occasional exorcism. Author Lance Aksamit explores how and why the Evangelical church didn’t simply jump into bed with but became Christian Nationalists.
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Youth Group: Coming of Age in the Church of Christian Nationalism is a book that effortlessly blends hilarious personal experiences with serious examination of both the author's motives and the movement in which he was born. People who weren't born and raised in extremist religious movements often find it difficult to understand how totally serious the leaders and followers are about their beliefs. Memoirs like Lance's are a great way to open their eyes. The fight for pluralism and tolerance begins by understanding what their opponents actually think. ~ Matthew Sheffield, former Mormon and founder of Flux.community
