Jesus Springs

“Illuminating. . . . The evangelicalism that emerged in Colorado Springs . . . helped it evolve into a social movement which, the author convincingly shows, has played a key role in fueling today’s Christian nationalism. The result is a revealing window into the roots of a movement that has reshaped American religion and politics.”—Publishers Weekly

“Understanding Colorado Springs’ history, [as Schultz details], can help shed light on Christian nationalism today.”—University of Chicago Magazine

“This is an insightful, informative, and well-written history that will interest scholars of American religious history and Evangelicalism in the US.”—CHOICE

“Schultz’s book is short but incredibly rich. Jesus Springs integrates studies of Christian nationalism, Cold War ideology and politics, and evangelical economics, but Jesus Springs also serves as an important resource for those concerned with masculinity and nationalism, Christian horror as a literary genre, and urban studies.”—Western Historical Quarterly

“An intriguing excavation of the interplay between capitalism, militarization, and the evangelical movement, Jesus Springs is an indispensable story for understanding the place of Christianity in American politics and culture.” —Kathleen Belew, author of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America

“Jesus Springs is a mesmerizing account of how Colorado Springs—a quiet mountain town—became a hothouse of Cold War politics, military spending, and evangelical fervor, cultivating the conditions that would give rise to the Christian right.” —Claire Hoffman, author of Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

“A lucid and engaging contribution for anybody who wants to know how we ended up where we are.” —Katherine Stewart, author of Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy

“William Schultz’s riveting account of Christian nationalism and the ‘culture wars’ brilliantly weaves together histories of military and evangelical might, showing us why we cannot understand America without understanding Colorado Springs.” —Anthony Petro, author of Provoking Religion: Sex, Art, and the Culture Wars

“If the United States is a Christian country, Colorado Springs must be its capital. In this smart, engaging, and illuminating book, Schultz explains how evangelical activists reshaped the American empire.” —Matthew Avery Sutton, author of Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity

“William Schultz skillfully tells the story of how a small city in Colorado became the strategic center of the Christian supremacy movement in the United States.” —David A. Hollinger, author of Christianity’s American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular