This is a multi-layered reading of the many roles conservative Christian activists play in America's political culture. Never have conservative Christian activists had more power than in the 21st century. "One Nation under God" offers a multifaceted understanding of this movement in contemporary politics. Ryan and Switzer argue that the astonishing electoral successes of conservative Christians at all levels of national, state, and local government was not only the natural outcome of an emerging coalition of political interests, but also the result of an emerging consensus on what constitutes a conservative mindset in America today. The power of the mass media was also instrumental in communicating the Conservative Christian message to a larger audience. But to offer any one cause, or any one explanation of the result, would be simplistic, and Ryan and Switzer here provide a previously unachieved level of context and perspective on the relationships among contemporary conservative Christian activism, the media, and politics in the United States.