About this Event
Book Launch and Discussion: The Totality of Allegiance w/ Authors Travis Ruddle and Brad Agle
Come join us at the Provo City Library at Academy Square for an exciting event featuring authors Travis Ruddle, Ph.D. and Brad Agle, Ph.D. as they discuss their new book, The Totality of Allegiance: Inside the Hearts and Minds of Trump Supporters.
The book launch and discussion will take place at 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Provo City Library at Academy Square. Parking on site is free.
There will be a reception with food and refreshments during the event.
Details about the book:
In an era when facts are challenged, and the truth is blurred, The Totality of Allegiance offers a vital exploration of the unwavering loyalty to Donald Trump. This book examines a critical and timely question: How can otherwise good, decent, and respectable people become so faithful to this leader?
Authored by scholars Travis Ruddle, Ph.D., and Brad Agle, Ph.D., the book draws from extensive focus groups conducted nationwide. Through these candid and respectful exchanges, the authors reveal how personal and political identities become deeply intertwined with a commitment to a dominant strongman figure in a time of widespread distrust in institutions and even fellow citizens.
The research uncovers a powerful psychological force: a fervent devotion that blurs the boundary between perception and reality—a phenomenon that can be termed the “totality of allegiance” in which the capacity for critical thinking deteriorates and consistently prioritizes allegiance in opposition to truth itself.
The Totality of Allegiance provides a crucial lens for humanely examining the deeper forces behind Trumpism and its implications for the future of democracy, while offering a path toward connection and understanding without hostility and alienation.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Provo City Library at Academy Square, 550 North University Avenue, Provo, United States
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