Tag: the flag and the cross
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White Christian Nationalism Differs from (and Undermines) Religious Commitment
White Christian nationalism moves people away from a commitment to social justice and activism according to the book The Flag and the Cross. According to Gorski and Perry, this is because it is about ethno-traditionalism and “protecting the freedoms of a very narrowly defined ‘us.’” They point out that actual religious commitment expands what Peter…
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The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
I just read Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry’s book The Flag and the Cross and it was eye-opening to say the least. It helps me see why I have named this website “Christian Minus Christianity”–really it’s just an attempt to filter out white Christian nationalism. Reading books like this is essential to that process. According…
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