The Bible and Violence
The Bible and Police Violence in the United States
1st Edition
Forthcoming
By Conor Q. Foley
May 05, 2026
This book traces the dynamics of biblical influence on police violence in the United States. As new escalations of state violence are inflected by an ascendent Christian nationalism, the Bible has been reasserted as a source of legitimacy, a cosmological blueprint, and a narrative force. Policing ...