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

Tim Alberta’s second nonfiction book, The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory, published by Harper Collins in December 2023, is a dissection of America’s extreme evangelical movement. This exploration of the impact of the movement on American culture and politics was a New York Times bestseller and won The Economist and Air Mail’s Best Book of the Year. Alberta is a journalist for The Atlantic and the former chief political correspondent for POLITICO. His expertise in deciphering America’s increasing political divide and the threat of right-wing extremism has made him a sought-after media figure and speaker.

This guide refers to the first edition, published in December 2023.

Content Warning: This book includes mention of violent events, physical and sexual abuse, institutional coverups of said abuse, and racist, sexist, and bigoted language.

Summary

Tim Alberta, the son of a Presbyterian megachurch preacher in Brighton, Michigan, grew up as a staunch Christian and continues his faith and Christian apologetics to this day. However, during the 2016 presidential election when evangelist Christian groups began to align with the divisive political figure and TV personality Donald Trump, Alberta struggled to reconcile the values of his religion with those of the presidential candidate and his followers.