But that uncertainty hasn’t stopped religious and political leaders from casting Kirk’s death in theological terms. For Jews, this matters not because all Christians see Kirk the same way, but precisely because they don’t. The solution has often been to interpret cultural slights, political debates, or in this case, Kirk’s death, as proof that Christians are besieged. But some Christian theologians argue that canonizing Kirk as a martyr in a holy war strips the Gospel of its nuance. The aftermath of Kirk’s death may reveal less about him than about the country that is now at odds over his legacy.