American Idolatry

How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy and What Can Be Done about It

Social scientific research provides evidence of how Christian nationalism and, by extension, initiatives like Project 2025 pose a threat to any…

Aug 23 • 

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Author Interview: "Better Ways to Read the Bible"

Author and pastor Zach Lambert shares how the Bible can be transformed from a weapon that condemns, oppresses, and excludes into a tool that liberates.

Aug 15 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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July 2025

Has God Always Been On "Our" Side?

Reflections on whether American Christians can be patriotic--and celebrate July 4th--without embracing Christian nationalism

Jul 3 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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June 2025

Christian Nationalism as the Fertile Ground for Trump's Populist Appeal

First-of-its-kind research shows state-level support for Christian nationalism was particularly influential in states with larger working-class…

Jun 13 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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May 2025

Gender, Christian Nationalism, and the 2024 US Presidential Election

The desire for a society ordered according to a traditional social hierarchy is part of the Christian nationalist project the Trump administration is…

May 13 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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April 2025

Easter Reflections on the Insufficient Gospel of Christian Nationalism

How the gospel of Americanized Christianity and Christian nationalism fails to embrace the fullness of who Jesus was and what he accomplished.

Apr 18 • 

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February 2025

Sometimes the Bravest Thing We Have Is Hope

On learning, living, and loving in the shadow of empire.

Feb 20 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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January 2025

Christian Nationalism and Demands for "Ethical" Political Leaders

Exploring the paradox of the American Christian Right emphasizing "character" in political leaders while enthusiastically supporting characters like…

Jan 16 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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December 2024

Christian Nationalism, Fear, and Threat

New research shows Christian nationalism resides in a constellation of social fears about ethno-racial purity and the perceived loss of individual…

Dec 12, 2024 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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Unsettling Advent

Reflections on this Advent season and the tension between power at the expense of our neighbors versus for the benefit of our neighbors

Dec 2, 2024 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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November 2024

Religion and the 2024 Election

What we know right now and what we'll be waiting to find out

Nov 14, 2024 • 

Andrew Whitehead

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October 2024

"Christians will have power" and other things Jesus never promised

Christian nationalism desires a Christianity that takes what Satan offered our Savior

Oct 9, 2024 • 

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