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How do we help our culture, our churches, and the next generation regain their footing on the timeless truths about reality?
By reconnecting them to the One who created it.
For decades, society has grown increasingly untethered from objective truth. But now it has raised the stakes by attempting to rewrite reality itself. Identity is declared, biology is negotiable, feelings outrank facts, and silence is violence…but speaking is also violence, depending on the day.
In The War on Reality, authors Frank Turek and Phoenix Hayes peel back the layers of confusion, deception, and misinformation with clear thinking, sharp humor, and unapologetic truth.
Drawing from Scripture, logic, philosophy, science, and history, Frank and Phoenix tackle life’s biggest questions about God, human nature, morality, identity, and destiny. Along the way, they expose the destructive ideas pulling Western civilization off course and show how to get back to solid ground.
Let this guide sharpen your vision in this war, deepen your trust in the One who created reality, and equip you to witness boldly in a culture that desperately needs truth.
FOREWORD BY ERIKA KIRK
The following foreword appears in later printings of The War on Reality.
I’ll never forget the moment, several years ago, when Charlie told me that he had reached out to Frank Turek via email. He was so excited, but realistic in his expectations, and said with a smile on his face, “I’m not sure if he’ll respond, but it’s worth a try!” I hugged him and said, “I’m so glad you did. If it’s God’s will, he’ll respond. If not, at least you tried.”
Sure enough, Frank responded, and our friendship grew from there.
As time went on, what I realized vicariously through Frank and Charlie’s conversations was their unrelenting desire for the truth. What they found was that some truths people embraced willingly, and other truths people attempted to either ignore or redefine.
Reality has a way of exposing this notion. It does not bend itself to our preferences. No matter our wishes, fears, arguments, or even our grief, reality is simply unmoved and remains what it is…waiting for us to either acknowledge it or collide with it.
We live in a moment when much of our culture seems convinced that reality is negotiable. We are told that truth can be, in some instances, personalized and self-created. This also has produced within our culture a distorted understanding that feelings can determine what is real and what is not.
Since September 10, 2025, I have been faced with my own “new” reality. One that I still wrestle with as I attempt to grasp its earthly permanence. Quite honestly, it’ll probably be like that for the rest of my life. Yet, what I’ve realized is that redefining my reality isn’t what gives me peace; surrendering to it does.
And as I sit here reflecting on that, I think in some ways that has always been the great struggle of humanity: finding humility within the act of surrender.
For example, in the garden of Eden, the question wasn’t whether God existed; it was whether man would trust what God had said about reality or attempt to redefine it. Every generation since has been confronted with this same temptation in moments when we ask questions like: “Did God really say that?” or “Shouldn’t we decide for ourselves?”
Questions often have a way of revealing the heart behind someone’s interpretation of reality.
My husband deeply understood this.
To the world, he was the host of The Charlie Kirk Show, the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a leader within the conservative political landscape, and an advocate for debate and dialogue. Yet, what people sometimes might not realize is that beneath all the labels, the reason Charlie was able to be so effective was because he believed that truth is real because God is real. It’s why he could confidently say, while sitting at a folding table underneath a tent in the middle of a college quad with a microphone in his hand, “Those who disagree, come to the front of the line.”
The pages of this book make it drastically clear: The battle over reality isn’t merely intellectual; it’s spiritual. Wrestling against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places began the moment humanity first entertained the possibility that God’s definition of reality could, in some way, be improved upon.
A society can survive disagreement. We’ve been disagreeing with each other since the beginning of time. What it cannot survive is the abandonment of reality itself.
There are very few people in life that you walk through quite literal earthly hell with. Frank Turek is one of those individuals who has walked through the fire of grief and pain alongside me, carrying water instead of matches. His prayers and guidance have helped give me perspective in ways and in moments when it was hard to even catch my breath.
There are realities in life we would never choose for ourselves. But they’re ours. It’s the cross we are called to carry. And so, we carry it. And through it all, reality remains a gift because it comes from the outstretched hand of a sovereign God.
Although my husband is now absent from this world but present with the Lord he loved, he lived his life in such an inspiring way, knowing that his faith rested on the confidence that reality belonged to no one and nothing else but God. And I pray you can find freedom in that as well.
Erika Kirk
– CEO and Board Chair for Turning Point USA
The War on Reality will help you:
Expose the misconceptions that are attempting to rewrite reality and are leading people to despair and brokenness
Challenge the false idea that people can define and declare their own reality, identity, or morality, and point to the ultimate reality found in Christ, who alone can heal our brokenness and give us meaning and purpose
Respond biblically to the lies that are shaping modern culture, and point others to the truths that affirm God’s design for humanity—a design that leads to relationship with Him, fulfillment in life, and eternity in heaven
The War on Reality accomplishes a difficult feat: offering a truly fresh take on fundamental truths. Turek and Hayes persuasively distill deep logical and theological principles with an urgency befitting this seminal moment in Western civilization. Christians in America must take up the mantle in the battle between good and evil—before it’s too late.
Allie Beth Stuckey
– Host of Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey podcast · New York Times bestselling author of Toxic Empathy
If you’ve ever looked around and thought, Surely I’m not the crazy one, right?, welcome to the war on reality.
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The War on Reality
Contents
Part One
What is reality — and why does it matter?
1. Murder on Campus
13
2. What Are the Rules of Reality?
35
3. What Is the Story of Reality?
53
4. How Do We Discover Reality?
69
5. Why Is There a War on Reality?
85
Part Two
Why can't I make my own reality?
6. Where Did We Come From?—The Battle Over Beginnings
103
7. Who Decides What’s Right and Wrong?—An Objective Moral Law
123
8. Are People Basically Good?—Correctly Diagnosing Human Nature
143
9. Can We Declare Reality?—Manifestation, Affirmation, and Christian Magic
161
10. Is Everyone Oppressed Now?—Marxism and the Invention of Perpetual Victimhood
181
11. Is Your Identity Up to You?—From Personal Expression
to Public Enforcement
209
Part Three
How can I live according to reality?
12. The War on Family—Can Civilization Survive Without
the Family?
235
13. The War on Information—Did the Internet Break Reality?
257
14. The War on the Mind—What If the Real Battle Is Inside Us?
279
15. The War on Politics and Law—Can We Legislate Reality?
301
16. Ultimate Reality—Why Are You Here and Where Are
You Going?
325
Notes
349
WORKBOOK
Equip Yourself to Proclaim God’s Truth
In a world attempting to rewrite the nature of reality, we need clarity about the unshakeable truths of God’s Word. In this companion workbook to The War on Reality, you will dig deeper into the many ways our society is determined to act as its own God and be equipped to respond confidently with biblical truth. Use this resource alongside the book to help you:
Identify and understand the most prevalent faulty ideologies promoted by society, including relativism, cultural Marxism, critical theory, deconstruction, and more
Confront false cultural narratives that have tried and failed to explain who we are, how we should live, and where we’re headed
Point people to the ultimate reality found in Christ, who alone can heal our brokenness and give us meaning and purpose
This workbook will help you turn your response into action, enabling you to counter dangerous deceptions with truth and step more fully into the life God has for you and for His creation.
Meet The Authors
Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books, including I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist. As the president of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and informative evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools, and secular college campuses that often begin hostile to his message. He has also debated several prominent atheists, including Christopher Hitchens and Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine. Crossexamined.org
Phoenix Hayes is a writer and national speaker who equips audiences to think clearly about cultural and political issues facing Christians while confidently defending the Christian faith. With an MA in theology and apologetics, she blends depth and humor to present compelling evidence for Christianity in an engaging and accessible way. PhoenixHayes.com
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