The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump: 30 Evangelical Christians on Justice, Truth, and Moral Integrity

Overview

This is a collection of 25 essays by 30 evangelical Christian writers who share a common concern: that the political leadership of Donald J. Trump raises profound spiritual risks for Christian witness, public morality, and the integrity of faith communities. 

 The book is framed not simply as a political critique, but as a call to evangelical Christians to reflect on how their faith, allegiance, and public witness relate in a highly polarized era. 

Structure

The essays are organized in three main parts:

Chapters addressing specific concerns about Trump’s public character and values. 

Chapters exploring why and how many evangelical Christians support him — the cultural, religious, and political dynamics of that support. 

Chapters engaging broader theological, historical, constitutional, and moral issues at the intersection of faith and politics in the U.S. 

The editor’s introduction frames the effort as one born of “deep sadness and persistent hope,” affirming a shared commitment to Christ before political alignment. 

Key Themes

The danger of conflating Christian faith with political loyalty: The book warns that faith risks becoming a tribal badge rather than a distinct moral‐witness.

The erosion of truth, integrity, and justice: Chapters critique how evangelical support for Trump may compromise biblical values like justice for the vulnerable, humility, truth‐telling, and respect for democratic norms.

The long‐term spiritual cost: Beyond short‐term political gains, the authors argue the more serious risk is the church’s credibility and the soul’s orientation — that Christians might be shaped more by political power than by Christ’s character. 

An invitation to self‐reflection and renewal: The book is not simply anti‐Trump, but invites evangelical Christians to reassess whether their political choices align with their deeper commitments to Christ, justice, truth, and moral integrity.

Why it matters

For readers interested in the intersection of religion and politics, particularly how evangelical Christianity engages contemporary political figures, this book offers a substantive, internal critique from within the evangelical tradition. It highlights how the religious, the spiritual, and the political are deeply intertwined — and how choices in one domain can impact the others in profound ways.