“Trump’s Christian Nationalism could end America” – Rob Reiner & Dan Partland | The Bulwark Podcast ▶️

Christian nationalism is not only a threat to democracy, but also to Christianity itself. Prominent evangelicals, like David French and Russell Moore, break it all down in a new documentary, "God & Country." Charlie Sykes is also in the film. Reiner and Partland take it to 11 with Tim Miller today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op_x9eYJc1I&ab_channel=TheBulwark The Bulwark Podcast:…

False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy | Center on Faith and Justice ▶️

"Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, especially politicians using people's supposed faith for their own ends." —Margaret E. Atwood"Jim Wallis calls the nation to grow up and he calls us all to fight the love battle to save the soul of America."…

“The threat of White Christian Nationalism (pt III): the power worshippers” – Katherine Stewart | The Lincoln Project

February 15, 2024 | In the third episode of “The Threat of White Christian Nationalism”, host Reed Galen is joined by investigative journalist and author Katherine Stewart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7e64vwfRM4&ab_channel=TheLincolnProject Galen and Stewart discuss how the white Christian nationalist movement is driven by a cohort of leaders and organizations that form a deep organizational network, how the…

“The threat of White Christian Nationalism (pt I): piety not required” – Jeff Sharlet | The Lincoln Project ▶️

In the first episode of “The Threat of White Christian Nationalism”, host Reed Galen is joined by journalist and bestselling author Jeff Sharlet. They discuss the religious and cultural landscape of present-day American evangelicalism, how white Christian nationalism is not "old-time religion" but a rapidly mutating political theology, and how white Christian nationalism isn't synonymous…

“The Perils and Promises of Christian Nationalism” – Tom Ascol | Founders Ministries ▶️

This talk was given by Dr. Tom Ascol on January 18, 2023 at the IOPT Pre-conference on Christian Nationalism, preceding the 2023 National Founders Conference in Southwest Florida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhTctYrhif0&ab_channel=FoundersMinistries Tom Ascol is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, and president of Founders Ministries. He is currently the senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral,…

“Christian Nationalists are preparing for war” – Bradley Onishi | The Thinking Atheist ▶️

Professor Bradley Onishi is co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast and author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism - and What Comes Next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqrf5FdVDPM&ab_channel=TheThinkingAtheist The events of January 6, 2021, shocked the nation and the world. But to those who lived through White Christian nationalism, consumed its media,…

“Carl Schmitt’s ‘The Concept of the Political’ (1927)” – John Keane | Sydney Democracy Network ▶️

Based at the University of Sydney, SDN is a new initiative preoccupied with the new, exciting and dangerous political trends of our times. The researchers, lecturers, activists, journalists and policy makers associated with SDN come from different walks of life and have a diverse range of interests, but they all see themselves as concerned citizens…

“What’s Left in Schmitt? A critique of an academic fashion” – Matthew SPECTER ▶️

In the past quarter of a century, the academy has witnessed an explosion of interest in the political theory of Carl Schmitt (1900-1985). For some of the Left, Schmitt offers resources for a critique of U.S. Imperialism, the narrow spectrum of liberal democracies, and the idealism of deliberative democracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhdIkq-rMc This lecture uses Schmitt’s biography…

Carl Schmitt’s ‘Political Theology’ at 100 – J. Kameron Carter; Nancy Levene; George Shulman | IRCPL ▶️

2022 marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of Carl Schmitt’s book, Political Theology. In that time, but especially in the past few decades, Schmitt’s notion of sovereignty, his assertion of the persistence of theological appeals in secular politics, and the very idea of “political theology” itself have been hugely influential. They have shaped our…

“What Jacob Taubes saw in Carl Schmitt” – Jerry Z. MULLER ▶️

Jacob Taubes’ fascination with Carl Schmitt had several sources. The first was Schmitt’s contention that there were inextricable links between theology and politics, first presented in his Politische Theologie of 1922, and reasserted in the decades thereafter. The links between these realms lay close to the heart of Taubes’ concerns as well, going back to…