Christian Nationalism

Christian Nationalism

This series examines Christian nationalism in America, a movement claiming the United States was founded as a Christian nation and should be governed by Christian principles. Episode one traces historical roots from colonial myths through the Religious Right's rise, exploring theological foundations like Dominionism and Reconstructionism. Episode two analyzes contemporary manifestations, including legislative efforts, Supreme Court decisions, polling data showing nearly half of Americans hold Christian nationalist views, and impacts on marginalized communities. Episode three examines threats to democracy through election denialism and erosion of church-state separation, while highlighting alternative Christian voices and exploring paths forward through education, organizing, and coalition-building to protect pluralism and religious freedom for all. Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series! https://amzn.to/42YoQGI

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October 10, 2025 37 secs
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Episode 3: Implications and Futures - "Democracy, Faith, and Pluralism" Episode three examines Christian nationalism's threats to American democracy through election denialism, violence, and erosion of church-state separation, comparing patterns to religious nationalism in India, Turkey, and Hungary. It highlights alternative Christian voices pushing back, from Civil Rights Movement examples to contemporary theologians arguing Chri...
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October 10, 2025 30 mins
Episode two examines Christian nationalism's contemporary power, beginning with January sixth's religious symbolism and polling showing forty-five percent of Americans hold Christian nationalist views. It explores core beliefs including America as a divinely ordained Christian nation, views on religious liberty versus Christian privilege, gender roles, and conspiratorial thinking framing politics as spiritual warfare. The episode a...
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Episode one traces Christian nationalism's roots from colonial America through modern political mobilization. Challenging the myth of America's Christian founding, it examines what the founders actually said about church-state separation and how the Second Great Awakening, Manifest Destiny, and Civil War shaped religious nationalism. The episode explores twentieth-century developments including the Cold War's conflation of Christia...
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