In the Twilight of the Christian West: A Theology of Mourning and Resistance

As far-right authoritarianism resurges under the banner of preserving Western civilization, Mac Loftin reveals how white Christian nationalism’s political will is shaped by a theology of power within Christianity itself.

Countering this malignant theology, Loftin draws on the vision of antifascist thinkers, mystics, and theologians including Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Simone Weil, and Michel de Certeau. He reveals how these revolutionaries forged potent theological resistance in their own fraught political moments by recovering a radically different Christian tradition: one that embraces impermanence, reconciliation, difference, and the liberative work of mourning.

Author: Mac Loftin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 11/26/2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.27h x 5.15w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781626986329
Language: English