Fascinating synthesis of the history of the evangelical movement in the us. I think the author considers the movement to be dead now politically and demographically. The evidence definitely could suggest that, but history has shown that this "group" is rather amorphous and changes shape as needed to survive. The political activism of Falwell and Dobson ironically dealt a death blow to the movement's younger generation. Whereas young families appreciated Dobson's family advice via books and radio programs, similar supports either aren't offered today or aren't enough to counter the toxic political vibe, and families are going elsewhere.

The coherence of the narrative dissolves as it approaches the modern history of the tea party. The vector of evangelicalism appears to go nowhere right now, but with the remnants of their blocks responsible for the election of Donald Trump, I don't interpret that as an end to the movement, but perhaps a transformation of it into the civic religion of an authoritarian state. I don't know that we truly have enough perspective on those times to be writing about them in the same way we can about the era of the ERA and Moral Majority, so I look forward to an update to this book in 30 years.