{"product_id":"the-gospel-according-to-hobby-lobby-inside-a-billionaire-familys-quest-to-craft-a-christian-nation-9781541703940","title":"The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby: Inside a Billionaire Family's Quest to Craft a Christian Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revelatory account of how the family behind Hobby Lobby rose to political prominence and used their influence--and fortune--to push a radical religious agenda \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Blanding's gripping narrative exposes the damage that has been wrought by a single family devoted to both God and profit.\" --Joshua Hammer, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hobby Lobby is a multibillion-dollar craft store chain with more than a thousand US locations, founded and owned by the Greens--an evangelical Christian family committed to establishing the Bible as the ultimate authority behind our laws and society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Hobby Lobby\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Blanding reveals how the Greens have quietly yet effectively used their vast wealth to spread their beliefs throughout the US and beyond. They have run expensive, wide-reaching ad campaigns to inculcate biblical values and have propped up evangelical education through donations of money and land. They successfully fought a Supreme Court case to deny their employees insurance coverage for contraception and funneled millions of dollars to organizations working to overturn \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e and to undermine LGBTQ rights. And, for their multimillion-dollar Museum of the Bible just blocks from the US Capitol building, they've acquired looted, stolen, and forged biblical antiquities from the Middle East. In a riveting exposé, Blanding traces the Greens' efforts to sell their evangelical mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Captivating and disturbing, \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Hobby Lobby\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the pivotal role the Green family has played in funding and empowering America's dangerous, ascendant Christian nationalist movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Blanding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541703940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Blanding\u003c\/b\u003e is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and other publications. A former writing fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Map Thief\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Shakespeare's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Boston area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Blanding \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48685112557725,"sku":"9781541703940","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a7b0f7f4-83b2-4432-b85e-40bf2bd3aa27.jpg?v=1784715031","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-gospel-according-to-hobby-lobby-inside-a-billionaire-familys-quest-to-craft-a-christian-nation-9781541703940","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}