By Takes readers into sanctuaries where worshippers raise hands and pack heat; to a rural church that does outreach through target practice with assault rifles; and into the lucrative gun-making industry, in which evangelicals play an outsized role. Introduces global Christians who can’t imagine owning firearms and dissidents in the US who are working for change — including activists beating guns into garden tools, and nuns who bought company stock so they could sue a gun manufacturer. Through research, interviews, and narrative, the book pulls back the curtain on a locked-and-loaded Christianity. Argues that ignoring gun-toting believers means the violence will continue. But when intentional conversation and faithful resistance bear fruit, peace may yet prevail. Read more.