Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah, by Rachel Wagner. New York: NYU Press, 2023. 320 pages. $35.00. ISBN 978-1479831623

Authors

• Scot Loyd, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and MuseumFollow

Document Type

Review

Abstract

Scot Loyd, a heritage studies scholar, reviews Rachel Wagner’s Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah. An Interdisciplinary study drawing from religious studies, media theory, and cultural analysis, Cowboy Apocalypse examines how American video games, film, television, and other forms of popular culture engage redemptive violence, particularly at the hands of lone heroes.

Recommended Citation

Loyd, Scot (2026) "Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah, by Rachel Wagner. New York: NYU Press, 2023. 320 pages. $35.00. ISBN 978-1479831623," Journal of Hate Studies: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64749/2169-7442.1269
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/vol19/iss1/9

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