Episode 36: Ethicist David Gushee, author of Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies
A conversation with ethicist David P. Gushee about democracy, patriotism, authoritarian reactionary Christianity, and more
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Here in the 36th episode of Madang, I converse with David P. Gushee about his new book, Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as chair in Christian social ethics at Vrije Universiteit and senior research fellow at International Baptist Theological Study Centre, both in Amsterdam. His many other books include Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust: Genocide and Moral Obligation.
In this episode, we talk about Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies, patriotism, nationalism and ultranationalism, the relationship between authoritarian reactionary Christianity and Whiteness, and much more.
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