Jessica Liang's Reviews > Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace

My main takeaway is that in this day and age, the path from ideological radicalization to physical violent extremism can happen so much more quickly now than in past decades due to our increased media intake.

Neumann suggests that journalism started to degrade in the 60s, giving airtime to unvetted gossip and conspiracies, leading to waves of distrust in government and increased distrust and hatred of groups seen as "other".

Neumann states that many Christians have jumped head over heels into the hatred train and are either unaware or careless of the disaster lying ahead. When we allow ourselves as Christians to be swept into idolizing hatred, we hold the Gospel, the ultimate message of peace, in contempt. This idolization doesn't necessarily frame itself explicitly, but instead, it leaks into our lives when we prioritize the consumption of rage-inducing media and ignorant infotainment stars.

I deeply appreciate the work that Neumann has done to use her expertise working in the DHS to bring us this book.