The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
By: Philip S. Gorski
4.19
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by t…
Want to Read $ 12.99"White Christian nationalism is a “deep story"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"For white Americans who affirm Christian nationalist ideology, “true Americans"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"Even as it’s become riskier for mainstream politicians to use negative dog whistles like “thug"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"It’s not that Christian nationalists have a different understanding of American history; it’s that they often have an incorrect understanding."-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
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1. Hitler's American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
By: None
4.67
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the Amer… read more
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2. White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America
By: Anthea Butler
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Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
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3. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
By: Philip S. Gorski
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Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
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"White Christian nationalism is a “deep story"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"For white Americans who affirm Christian nationalist ideology, “true Americans"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"Even as it’s become riskier for mainstream politicians to use negative dog whistles like “thug"-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
"It’s not that Christian nationalists have a different understanding of American history; it’s that they often have an incorrect understanding."-Philip S. Gorski, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
4. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez
4.30
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more
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5. The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
By: Andrew L. Seidel
4.45
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Do “In God We Trust,” the Declaration of Independence, and other historical “evidence” prove that A… read more
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"Evangelical Christianity invaded and polarized the political debate in the decades leading up to the Civil War, limiting the potential political solutions. It turned the democratic process, which rel…"-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
"In God we Trust", "one nation under God," "God bless America." These tidbits are not historical so much as they are rhetorical. Their tardiness precludes arguments that they somehow prove the foundin…"-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
"Trump's dictatorial tendencies and mendacity, negative attributes for many voters, poised him perfectly to manipulate the evangelical mind. Like the biblical god evangelicals worship, Trump is a thin…"-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
"For the average American during the 1950s, afraid of facing societal backlash, the question may simply have been: Which god or which religion? Today, the question is not which god or religion, but: S…"-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American
6. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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7. Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation
By: Jon Ward
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Jon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two dec… read more
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8. Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
By: Steven Levitsky
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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9. Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
By: Kathleen Belew
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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"The story of white power as a social movement exposes something broader about the enduring impact of state violence in America. It reveals one catastrophic ricochet of the Vietnam War, in the form of…"-Kathleen Belew, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
10. Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next
By: Bradley Onishi
4.33
Format: 237 pages, Hardcover
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11. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
By: Thomas F. Schaller
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more
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12. Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
By: Matthew Dallek
3.97
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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13. They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency
By: Malcolm W. Nance
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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14. The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
By: Katherine Stewart
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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"Christian nationalism exploits and intensifies inequality, and dominionism is its logical endpoint and the actual engine of the so-called culture wars."-Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
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15. White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
By: Robert P. Jones
4.43
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a pro… read more
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16. Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States
By: Andrew L. Whitehead
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Why do so many conservative Christians continue to support Donald Trump despite his many overt mora… read more
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17. American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
By: Andrew L. Whitehead
4.20
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
"Heartfelt, incisive, and worthy of thoughtful consideration."-- Library Journal Power. Fear. Viol… read more
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"Jesus calls us to be a light, not a wildfire."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"When it comes down to democracy or power, white Christian nationalism will choose power every time."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"Christian nationalism is not interested in a government for the people, by the people, but rather for a particular people, by a particular people."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
"Our ability to love, serve, and act as salt and light in our communities is not dependent on various symbols of Christianity dominating the civic landscape."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
18. Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right
By: Randall Balmer
4.25
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Balmer, a Dartmouth University religion professor, delivers a reassessment of "the alliance between… read more
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19. The Religion of American Greatness
By: Paul D. Miller
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Long before it featured dramatically in the 2016 presidential election, Christian nationalism had s… read more
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"Justice requires neutrality, at some level."-Paul D. Miller, The Religion of American Greatness
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20. The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future
By: Robert P. Jones
4.57
Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition
Taking the story of white supremacy in America back to 1493, and examining contemporary communities… read more
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21. The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide
By: Pamela Cooper-White
3.95
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
How do we overcome polarization in American society? How do we advocate for justice when one side w… read more
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