This book investigates how the Christian Right has systematically constructed a legal infrastructure to reshape American jurisprudence and public policy according to a specific religious worldview. Authors Amanda Hollis-Brusky and Joshua C. Wilson, both scholars of law and politics, utilize extensive original data, including interviews and organizational records, to map the development of this movement. They argue that these efforts represent a calculated, long-term strategy to influence the judiciary and legal culture rather than a series of disconnected political reactions.

Scholars and political analysts identify this work as a rigorous examination of the intersection between religious activism and the American legal system. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the authors' objective approach to documenting the movement's strategic evolution.