A Documented History

The Kingdom Machine

An interactive map of power, influence and ideas: the people, money and institutions that turned American evangelicalism into a political movement, from the 1940s to today.

Click any person, organization or event to see who they influenced, what they built and where the evidence comes from. Every connection is sourced. Draw your own conclusions. About this map

Core 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.

Why I built this map, and how it's sourced.

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Sources & Further Reading

First time here? This map can give you a quick guided tour of how it works.