The violent take it by force The Christian movement that is threatening our democracy

Matthew D. Taylor, 1980-

Book - 2024

"Spiritual warfare was at the heart of the January 6 insurrection. The Violent Take It by Force pulls back the veil on a little-known movement of independent charismatic Christians who see themselves as waging spiritual battles on a massive, even global scale. And their spiritual warfare sometimes takes real-world forms. In the pages of this deeply researched and groundbreaking book, Dr. Matthew Taylor makes intelligible to readers the language, leaders, and symbols of the charismatic Christianity that served as the scaffold of the Capitol riot and other insurrections as well, such as the takeover of government buildings in Brazil by Bolsonaro supporters. Taylor unpacks the history and vocabulary of the spiritual warfare paradigm at th...e heart of this charismatic movement, specifically what is called the New Apostolic Reformation: its intellectual and spiritual history (rooted in a little-known Fuller Seminary professor); its network of apostles and prophets (Ché Ahn, Paula White-Cain, Lance Wallnau, Becca Greenwood, Dutch Sheets, etc.); its signs and symbols (Appeal to Heaven flags, shofars, worship music of Sean Feucht and Bethel Music); and its ideas (strategic spiritual warfare, Seven Mountains dominionism, and global Christian supremacy)"-- more