11 best-selling american history books like The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones

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The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future

By: Robert P. Jones

4.55

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Taking the story of white supremacy in America back to 1493, and examining contemporary communities…

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1. White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

By: Anthea Butler

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelic… read more

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  • race
  • history
  • christianity
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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • anti racist
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2. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

By: Philip S. Gorski

4.19

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by t… read more

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"White Christian nationalism is a “deep story"

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

"For white Americans who affirm Christian nationalist ideology, “true Americans"

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

"Even as it’s become riskier for mainstream politicians to use negative dog whistles like “thug"

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

"It’s not that Christian nationalists have a different understanding of American history; it’s that they often have an incorrect understanding."

-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

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3. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • american history
  • history
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  • social justice
  • audiobook
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4. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • christianity
  • politics
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

By: Sarah McCammon

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more

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  • history
  • christianity
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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point

By: Steven Levitsky

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the New York Times… read more

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  • american history
  • history
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  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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7. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

By: Esau McCaulley

4.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"

-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

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8. Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next

By: Bradley Onishi

4.33

Format: 237 pages, Hardcover

Watching the eerie footage of the January 6 insurrection, Bradley Onishi wondered: If I hadn't left… read more

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9. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

By: Thomas F. Schaller

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more

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10. The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

By: Katherine Stewart

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Democracy in Chains and Dark Money, a revelatory investigation of the Religious Righ… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
"Christian nationalism exploits and intensifies inequality, and dominionism is its logical endpoint and the actual engine of the so-called culture wars."

-Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

"Are we a nation in which one brand of religion enjoys a place of privilege? Are we a nation of laws—except in cases where the law offends the feelings of those who subscribe to our preferred religion…"

-Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

"This is not a book I could have imagined writing a dozen years ago. When an older couple from another town attempted to set up and lead a Bible club at my daughter's public elementary school in South…"

-Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

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11. They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms

By: Mike Hixenbaugh

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The urgent, revelatory story of how a school board win for the conservative right in one Texas subu… read more

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  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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12. American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

By: Andrew L. Whitehead

4.20

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

"Heartfelt, incisive, and worthy of thoughtful consideration."-- Library Journal Power. Fear. Viol… read more

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"Jesus calls us to be a light, not a wildfire."

-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

"When it comes down to democracy or power, white Christian nationalism will choose power every time."

-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

"Christian nationalism is not interested in a government for the people, by the people, but rather for a particular people, by a particular people."

-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

"Our ability to love, serve, and act as salt and light in our communities is not dependent on various symbols of Christianity dominating the civic landscape."

-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

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13. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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14. Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

By: Barbara McQuade

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practic… read more

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15. The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America

By: Michael Waldman

4.30

Format: 400 pages, ebook

An incisive analysis of how the Supreme Court’s new conservative supermajority is overturning decad… read more

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  • history
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16. The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy

By: Jim Wallis

4.20

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

A major new work by the New York Times bestselling author, arguing that the answer to bad religion … read more

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17. Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past

By: Steve Benen

4.50

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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18. The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future

By: Robert P. Jones

4.55

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Taking the story of white supremacy in America back to 1493, and examining contemporary communities… read more

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  • politics
  • religion
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  • social justice
  • anti racist
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19. On Freedom

By: Timothy Snyder

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only c… read more

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20. The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance

By: Jemar Tisby

4.61

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

If you did a historical survey of racism in the United States, the overarching theme would be one o… read more

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Cover of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason F. Stanley

21. Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future

By: Jason F. Stanley

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the a… read more

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19 Best audiobook books like The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones

Transform Your Habits

White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

Anthea Butler

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

Philip S. Gorski

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Transform Your Habits

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

4.45

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18 best-selling audiobook books like The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy by Jim Wallis

Transform Your Habits

Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

Jared Cohen

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

4.45

Transform Your Habits

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

Sarah McCammon

4.21

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