"On one hand, this should surprise no one. Kirk had a huge following even before his assassination made him, for many, a martyred saint and drove an online surge of both mourning and recrimination over insufficient mourning. On the other hand, this is a book about the Sabbath. Living authors of books investigating the day of rest, a small but select sodality, are probably feeling dizzy right now. I know I am."
"I should probably define my terms. Sabbatarianism is the doctrine of the Sabbath-the day of the week when, according to the Bible, humankind is commanded to rest, meaning, mostly, not to work. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy," says the Fourth Commandment. Kirk began keeping the Sabbath in 2021. His reasons, he explains in the book, had partly to do with mental hygiene and partly to do with God."
Stop, in the Name of God was released on the morning of December 9 and reached No. 1 on Amazon by afternoon before selling out. The work centers on the Sabbath, an uncommon popular subject, producing an unexpected best-seller in Sabbatarian theology. Sabbatarianism is defined as the biblical doctrine commanding weekly rest from work, summarized by the Fourth Commandment. Kirk began observing the Sabbath in 2021, citing reasons that included mental hygiene and devotion to God. The book contains evidence of sincere spiritual struggle. Kirk was known as a right-wing political figure, cofounder of Turning Point USA and a Trump adviser, and he had a Christian upbringing and renewed religious commitment in 2019.
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