One after another, books began to appear that addressed various facets of white evangelical politics. In trade publishing, this means competition. In scholarly circles, this makes for a dynamic field. Would Trump be impeached? Would white evangelicals continue to support Trump? Would a global pandemic decimate the nonfiction market? (OK, we didn’t actually see that last one coming.) What we did see was the appearance of a number of other new releases exploring related themes. As a historian who has until now been accustomed to writing about dead people, the stress of writing a book that ended in the present moment was new to me. The months between finishing a manuscript and the book’s publication can be agonizing ones. Even limiting myself to new releases, the list of books that connects to themes raised in Jesus and John Wayne is long, and impressive.įirst, a bit of background. Having had the opportunity to speak to an array of audiences, I’ve been asked on a number of occasions to recommend further reading. Kudos to my editor for helping me out at critical junctures. Reflecting on this list, I can’t help but think back to the challenges I faced in weaving together all of these themes into one coherent narrative spanning the last century of American evangelicalism.
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