Abstract
This chapter attempts to explain how Christians become involved in political violence. It argues that Christian violence arises in contexts of Christian privilege or from actors seeking to unite church and state. Christianist institutions and ideas thus propel violence against religious outsiders who pose a threat to the status quo or otherwise do not conform to the ideal of the Christian nation. After briefly surveying the history of Christian violence, the chapter explores Christian participation in two contemporary forms of violence: war and terrorism.
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