Angelia Wilson, Professor of Politics, The University of Manchester

The Politics of Hate: How the Christian Right Darkened America’s Political Soul, ‎ Oxford University Press, 2025

The book has shaped American political discourse by framing social and cultural conflicts through moral absolutes, fear‑based narratives, and identity‑driven mobilization. Wilson argues that this movement’s influence is not simply religious but deeply political, rooted in a long history of conservative activism that intensified in the late twentieth century and evolved into a powerful force…