Abstract
ABSTRACT The essay explores Christian Nationalism and makes two intertwined arguments about why it’s difficult to grasp its complexity and far-reaching implications. One argument is that we misunderstand religion, mistakenly accepting simple heuristic categories as being “in the nature of things” rather the products of culture and history. The second, related, argument is that because we don’t see the fluid, constructed, ad hoc character of religion (and other social movements) we fail to account for the long-term strategies of Christian Nationalists. As a result, we are left trying to address the theocratic authoritarian threat Christian Nationalists pose with only short-term crisis-driven strategies. These two arguments are supported with examples and an examination of conservative American protestant strategies that have given rise to Christian Nationalism.
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