Journalist: Guardian, VICE. Author: Carnality, Runners High, On Fire For God: Fear, Shame and Poverty In The Christian Right (out on Pantheon 1/13/26)
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For months I’ve been investigating allegations against one of the most influential names in Christian rock and the MAGA movement. 2 of these allegations involve minors, two claim they were drugged
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Whilst reading @JosiahMHesse ‘s memoir…
Me: Hey, this author is really cute!
Reads on….
Me: well there’s no need to call me out so violently.
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. @JosiahMHesse visited WORT-FM 89.9 to talk about his latest book, ON FIRE FOR GOD. Listen here:
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Writing may be a solitary practice, but mingling with other writers, including a favorite poet, at a reading in a great little bar definitely helps. @debutiful @JosiahMHesse @coppernickel substack.com/home/post/p-196…
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"As much as I grieve what he experienced (and many others), I’m encouraged with how far he’s come, and long that in his “humble curiosity” he will one day discover a better story." Read the full review for ON FIRE FOR GOD by @JosiahMHesse
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"By including personal anecdotes and interviewing family members back in Mason City, Iowa, @JosiahMHesse tries to articulate a narrative of healing from religious and childhood trauma—but by the end of the book, it seems that process has only just begun."
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. @JosiahMHesse’s ON FIRE FOR GOD is featured in A Fan’s Notes—a powerful look at faith, fear, and the forces behind the Christian right.
A memoir that meets this moment with curiosity, honesty, and hard questions.
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Featured in Washington Independent Review of Books: ON FIRE FOR GOD by @JosiahMHesse—a fearless memoir tracing one man’s journey out of evangelicalism and into a clearer view of the forces shaping America today.
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A vivid, empathetic look at evangelical America and the people inside it.
ON FIRE FOR GOD by @JosiahMHesse is featured in Little Village.
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. @JosiahMHesse on what it means to take ON FIRE FOR GOD on tour, turning private pain into public conversation, and the strange vulnerability of “dancing in your bubble” with the lights on.
Read his raw, honest note here.
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Staff recs! One new, a few catch-up. Read a book, you'll like it!
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📚 ON FIRE FOR GOD is included in Lit Hub’s list of books that confront the violence of a class society. @JosiahMHesse’s searing memoir connects evangelical Christianity, economic precarity, and right-wing politics—an essential read for this moment.
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New interview with @JosiahMHesse on ON FIRE FOR GOD! A candid conversation on faith, class, shame, and leaving evangelicalism behind—now streaming on YouTube and all podcast platforms.
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🎧 On Fire for God by @JosiahMHesse is featured in Kirkus Audiobook Reviews.
A harrowing memoir of growing up evangelical in 1980s–90s Iowa—reckoning with the prosperity gospel, family collapse, and the lasting scars of fear and shame.
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ON FIRE FOR GOD on Morning Joe 🔥
@JosiahMHesse joined the show to discuss how evangelical culture, fear, and power shaped the Christian Right—and what that history reveals about Trump’s relationship with evangelical voters.
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. @JosiahMHesse joined Colorado Public Radio to talk about returning to his Iowa hometown with a reporter’s eye—and unpacking the fear, faith, and economic forces that shaped a generation in On Fire for God.
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. @JosiahMHesse joined Morning Joe to talk about ON FIRE FOR GOD and how fear, shame, and economic precarity shaped the Christian Right—and Trump’s enduring relationship with evangelical voters. A personal story with urgent political insight.
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🎙️ @JosiahMHesse joins the podcast circuit to talk about On Fire for God—why he wrote it, what journalists often miss about working-class evangelicals, and how fear, faith, and poverty shaped the Christian Right from the inside.
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In a new Here & Now interview, @JosiahMHesse reflects on growing up evangelical in rural Iowa—and how fear, shame, and poverty shaped both his faith and his eventual break from it.
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Lit Hub’s “21 new books out today” roundup includes ON FIRE FOR GOD by @JosiahMHesse 🎉 If you’ve ever wrestled with faith, family, or where “home” really is and how all of it connects to the making of the Christian Right—this one’s for you.
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