Our man at the top

How the Seven Mountains Mandate and Paul Weyrich’s Last Testament have shaped the presidency of Donald Trump

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8735932
AutoresHanne Amanda Trangerud (0000-0003-0301-9615, University of Oslo, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen55
Número2
Páginas117-144
Fecha de publicación2025-11-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00084298251392087
OpenAlexW4416551058
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas29

Through a comparative analysis, this article reveals the striking similarities between the Seven Mountains Mandate – a dominionist evangelical ideology – and the strategy to ‘restore the republic’ described in Paul M. Weyrich and William S. Lind’s 2009 book The Next Conservatism , also called Paul Weyrich’s Last Testament. The article highlights three points of convergence: (1) strategically, both employ a top-down approach to gain political power with the goal of replacing the existing political ‘elite’ and bolstering fundamental cultural changes; (2) structurally, their proponents operate within networks of seemingly independent yet interdependent organizations and groups; and (3) ideologically, both represent conservative versions of Christian nationalism. Furthermore, the article shows how the strategies’ theoretical underpinnings have manifested in a strong and enduring endorsement of Donald Trump, not only facilitating his election and re-election, but also contributing substantially to shaping his political agenda

Ideology · Mandate · Politics · Power (physics · Presidency · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Political Developments and Conflicts · Religion and Society Interactions