Christian nationalism
Evangelical reckonings
Randall Balmer, David Gushee, and Tim Alberta diagnose what’s gone wrong.
What does ‘Christian nationalism’ even mean?
Could it really be all the different things people say it is?
Episode 40: Religion scholar Eddie Glaude Jr., author of We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
A conversation with Eddie Glaude about Ella Baker, Black leadership, Malcolm X, and more
Episode 39: Pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow, author of Everything Good About God is True
A conversation with pastor and activist Bruce Reyes-Chow about Spirit, Desmond Tutu, baptism, and more
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
What Christian nationalism is and what to do about it
Pamela Cooper-White details best practices for difficult conversations that privilege listening, reflexivity, curiosity, and care.
Christian nationalism vandalizes the imagination
When churches whitewashed their walls, they left themselves vulnerable.
Christian nationalism is thriving in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Understanding the political situation in the US’s mirror-image nation
Episode 9: Historian Kristin Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne
A conversation with historian Kristin Du Mez about motherhood and writing, Christian Nationalism, masculinity and patriarchy in evangelicalism, and more
The distortions of the God Bless the USA Bible
The conflation of Christianity and American patriotism has never done either one any favors.
The crumbling myth of American exceptionalism
To believe that moral values and virtuous leadership are self-enforcing is to fool ourselves.
The white Christian nationalist scam
Journalists Katherine Stewart and Anne Nelson unveil the mechanisms behind the rise of a movement.