Christian Nationalism, Evangelicalism – some might say that its whats destroying our nation, but are we actually ready to sit with how much it actually defines our nation? Jared Stacy, a former Evangelical Pastor and author of the newly released book, REALITY IN RUINS: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis, joins the show to talk about the history and the present of this entwined relationship between the US and Evangelicalism, how conspiracy theories become gospel, and how if we want to address the fallout from this tangle, theological intervention is necessary. ........ Jared Stacy, PhD is a theologian and ethicist and former pastor to evangelical churches in New Orleans and the Washington, DC, metro area. He received a Ph.D. in moral & practical theology from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland......... His research focuses on the intersection of theology and politics. Specifically on ethics, extremism/conspiracy theory and US evangelicalism. Jared’s work and his story have been featured on platforms like Time, NPR, NBC News, the BBC, and Christianity ......Today. His newly released book is REALITY IN RUINS: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis.