“God Said, ‘You’re Hearing the Voice of the President’”: Citizenship in The Trump Prophecy

The film The Trump Prophecy, “based on a true story,” tells the story of a firefighter, Mark Taylor, who foresaw Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the Presidency in a vision from God. This vision led to the establishment of a nationwide prayer movement for Trump during the 2016 election. This article exa...

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Auteur principal: Sheldon, Zachary (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2020]
Dans: Journal of media and religion
Année: 2020, Volume: 19, Numéro: 3, Pages: 93-107
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B The Trump prophecy / Citoyen / Passivité / Communauté religieuse
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
CB Spiritualité chrétienne
CG Christianisme et politique
KBQ Amérique du Nord
ZC Politique en général
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Résumé:The film The Trump Prophecy, “based on a true story,” tells the story of a firefighter, Mark Taylor, who foresaw Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the Presidency in a vision from God. This vision led to the establishment of a nationwide prayer movement for Trump during the 2016 election. This article examines this film in light of the connections between religious media, politics, and gender. I argue that The Trump Prophecy articulates a rhetorical model for citizenship that I call “Holy Passivity.” This model encourages Christians to remain set apart and passive in mainstream political action while maintaining active roles in faith communities. The film’s articulation of this perspective twists traditionally feminine notions of passivity to enable male encroachment upon such understandings of citizenship and civic participation.
ISSN:1534-8415
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of media and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2020.1812338