Christian Nationalism

Flashcards about Christian Nationalism

Christian Nationalism

A cultural framework that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity with American civic life, incorporating assumptions of nativism, white supremacy, patriarchy, heteronormativity, and divine sanction for authoritarian control and militarism.

Civil Religion From Whitehead and Perry

Represents America’s dominant self-understanding and ethical lodestar, with religious influences from the prophetic Old Testament tradition and civic republicanism.

Postmillennialism

Believe that Christ's kingdom is already established on earth, and thus his followers should bring every aspect of American civic life under his reign.

Premillennialism

Believe the world will become increasingly corrupt until Christ returns to rescue the faithful, followed by his millennial reign on earth.

Right-Wing Authoritarianism

Political scientists describe this point of view as an inclination toward intolerance of outsiders and toward highly conservative religious and political stances.

What is Whitehead and Perry’s thoughts on Christian Nationalism?

Christian nationalism as a unique cultural framework rather than simply orthodox Christian theology or conventional religious practice.

IT DOES NOT MATTER if America is actually a Christian Nation, it matters that everyone thinks it is

What are the 3 main arguments to understand the influence of Christian nationalism from Perry and Whitehead

1. Christian nationalism, more so than just "white evangelicalism" or "conservative Christianity," helps explain why many conservative Christians voted for and continue to support Donald Trump,

2. Christian nationalism, helps explain vehement advocacy for policies seen as xenophobic

3. Christian nationalism contributes to an unwillingness among many Americans to acknowledge the injustices experienced by ethnic and racial minorities

What is Joe Webbon view on Christian Nationalism?

View that the government needs to be formatted to back up the theological fight for God/Christianity —- X limited to a specific race or demographic, just Christian

criticized for their authoritarian nature and discriminatory implications

What does Joe Webbon advocate for?

Mandatory Prayer

Punishment of Pagan Idols

Basically unification of Church and State - advocates for a theocratic vision of the United States where governance is explicitly Christian and Protestant in nature