Darrell Stacey

Sometimes gut wrenchingly close-up and personal, sometimes with holistic clinical detachment, Alberta delves into the socio-political issues dividing Evangelical Protestantism. He traces the roots of this disruption back 50 years (though he might have gone much farther) with compelling examples and insightful interviews. Ultimately Alberta convincingly demonstrates the fear, impatience, and misdirected sense of doing “God’s work” have lead millions of Evangelicals to forget what Christianity is really about. This far-right political mass is thus flirting with worshipping the idol of “America” as they hold rallies inside churches about national identity and power. Alberta has a very readable style and I found the book fascinating. He obviously is a Christian who loves his faith and wrote the book to do more than poke holes in church walls, but offers faithful ideas and examples of returning to Jesus Christ and trusting in Him rather than the “arm of flesh.” Highly recommended.