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QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross: Christianity and Conspiracy Theories.
Edited by
Michael W.
Austin
and
Gregory L.
Bock
.
Grand Rapids, MI
:
Eerdmans
,
2023
.
209
pp. $34.95 paper.
Scott Lowe University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA Email: lowed@uwec.edu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic
Journal of Church and State, csae042, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csae042
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23 May 2024
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Scott Lowe, QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross: Christianity and Conspiracy Theories. Edited by Michael W. Austin and Gregory L. Bock, Journal of Church and State, 2024;, csae042, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/csae042
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Many observers have noted that our society has rarely been more politically polarized than it is today. Religion, especially evangelical Christianity, seems to play an outsized role in this division, acting as an accelerant to the wild rumors, conspiracy theories, and inflamed emotions fueling this uncivil strife. Why is this so? How could Christ’s message of peace and divine love be so badly misdirected? Why do so many Christians seem willing to suspend their God-given powers of reason to follow misguided leaders (or their own algorithm-driven “research”) down rabbit holes, only to end up embracing alternative realities of absurd beliefs, self-delusion, and the most unchristian behavior? Are Christians somehow more, not less, susceptible to mass delusions like QAnon than, say, the unchurched? If this is true, why? And what is to be done?
Answering these questions, and a whole host of ancillary concerns, is the focus of QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross. The extent of the problem is probably greater than many realize. In fact, one powerfully written chapter is titled “It’s Much Worse Than You Think.” As always, the devil is in the details; for just one small example, six Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) seminary presidents have explicitly denounced “critical race theory” (defined simply as the study of the ways in which laws bolster racism), claiming that it is “incompatible with the Baptist Faith & Message,” while not one of them (or their peers) have noted that QAnon beliefs, widespread within the denomination, might possibly conflict with SBC theology (p. 149). Whether they are oblivious or hypocritical is unclear, but either way, the values they display are disturbing.
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