A review by s_sheppard18
Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor by Caleb E Campbell

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

This book presents a unique perspective on how to deal with America's Christian nationalism problem- to treat it as a mission field rather than an adversary. I was pleasantly surprised to read the series of calm, politically moderate, reasonable arguments used to explain the modern American Christian nationalist movement and how to approach our Christian nationalist neighbors. The book is written from an Evangelical perspective- and as a former Evangelical, I expected that to rub me the wrong way eventually, but it never did. Although he writes from an Evangelical missionary perspective, there is no holier-than-thou pretentious schtick. I got the impression that the author is much more concerned with doing his best to follow the example of Jesus than pandering to stereotypical Evangelical ideals. As an ex-vangelical, progressive Methodist, this book was a wonderful, informative, and hopeful read. It is the first book I've read on Christian nationalism that has inspired any hope in me at all.