A Documented History

My Weaponized Faith

An interactive map of power — not theology. This tool documents the deliberate consolidation and standardization of beliefs to political and strategic ends — who funded it, who built the infrastructure, and how independent conviction became a test of loyalty in a system designed to discourage nuance.

Explore who funded the infrastructure. Trace the networks of influence. Follow the money. Every connection on this map is sourced. Draw your own conclusions.

Primary Source

  • Jesus and John Wayne Kristin Kobes Du Mez 2020 Find it ↗

Christian Nationalism

  • The Power Worshippers Katherine Stewart 2020 Find it ↗
  • Kingdom Coming Michelle Goldberg 2006 Find it ↗
  • The Evangelicals Frances FitzGerald 2017 Find it ↗
  • One Nation Under God Kevin M. Kruse 2015 Find it ↗
  • White Evangelical Racism Anthea Butler 2021 Find it ↗
  • White Too Long Robert P. Jones 2020 Find it ↗

Money & Networks

  • Dark Money Jane Mayer 2016 Find it ↗
  • Shadow Network Anne Nelson 2019 Find it ↗
  • The Family Jeff Sharlet 2008 Find it ↗
  • Devil's Bargain Joshua Green 2017 Find it ↗
  • Bad Faith Randall Balmer 2021 Find it ↗
  • Invisible Hands Kim Phillips-Fein 2009 Find it ↗

Gender & Purity

  • Quiverfull Kathryn Joyce 2009 Find it ↗
  • Pure Linda Kay Klein 2018 Find it ↗
  • God's Daughters R. Marie Griffith 1997 Find it ↗

Theology & Reconstruction

  • Apostles of Reason Molly Worthen 2014 Find it ↗
  • Building God's Kingdom Julie Ingersoll 2015 Find it ↗
  • Roads to Dominion Sara Diamond 1995 Find it ↗

Inside Accounts

  • Crazy for God Frank Schaeffer 2007 Find it ↗
  • Tempting Faith David Kuo 2006 Find it ↗
  • American Grace Robert Putnam & David Campbell 2010 Find it ↗

Additional sources are cited within each node and connection on the map. Links go to Bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores.

I'm not a journalist or an academic. I spent more than twenty years working inside megachurches, deeply rooted in the Southern Baptist tradition and thought structure — and in the last two years I've been seriously examining the beliefs I was handed. The researchers, journalists, and authors listed on this page are the ones who did that foundational work. Their books are what shaped my understanding, and building this map was my way of putting it all in one place — for anyone on a similar journey, or anyone trying to make sense of how one of the most consequential movements in modern American history actually got built.

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Sources & Further Reading