1st Edition

Performing for the Don Theaters of Faith in the Trump Era

By Hank Willenbrink Copyright 2023
260 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume examines the intersection of political power and religion during the presidency of Donald Trump through an examination of performance. This study begins with an examination of white evangelical Christian support for Trump through readings of the 2018 film The Trump Prophecy, based on a book of the same name, and The Faith of Donald J. Trump, a "spiritual biography" of the former... Read more

Introduction: The Hands on His Back

Chapter 1: Two Corinthians

Threshold: Angels from Africa and South America

Chapter 2: Trump Prophecies

Threshold: The Fall of Falwell Jr

Chapter 3: The Wyoming Option

Threshold: Steve Bannon’s Monastery

Chapter 4: The God Emperor and the Infinite Scroll

Conclusion: The Flag in the Senate Chamber

Index

Biography

Hank Willenbrink is an Associate Professor at the University of Scranton, USA.