An Evening with Josiah Hesse
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Tuesday, Mar 17, 2026 6pm - 7pm
Location
Old Town Library
201 Peterson Street
Details
Old Firehouse is delighted to welcome Josiah Hesse to the store to celebrate the release of his book, On Fire For God! Josiah will be in store on March 17th from 6:00-7:00PM to discuss and sign copies of his book. If you'd like your copy personalized, we ask that you wait for the allotted signing time at the end of the event. Books are available for purchase in store or online but we cannot ship internationally.
About On Fire For God:
Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right - a Personal History. It is an unflinching memoir of religious trauma and survival and an examination of the emotional, political, and sociological effects of the Christian right. Hesse exposes how conservative Christian conmen have, over generations, trapped working-class believers in an isolated bubble of racism, xenophobia, and martyrdom and stripped communities like his of their wealth and self-esteem, leaving behind a passive, low-wage workforce unable—and unwilling—to demand better.
About Josiah Hesse:
JOSIAH HESSE, author of Runner’s High and the Carnality series, is a freelance journalist out of Denver, Colorado, covering everything from politics, science, and crime, to art, pop culture, and evangelical culture and theology. A regular contributor to The Guardian and Vice, his work has appeared in Esquire, Newsweek, Men's Health, and Politico, among other publications.
This event is produced by an outside organization and is unaffiliated with the Downtown Development Authority. The DDA website serves as a marketing outlet for events and promotions occurring inside the Downtown boundary. For questions regarding the event, please contact the event producer.
