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The current presidential administration has linked federal violence against largely peaceful protests in the name of law, order, and defending God. E.g., deploying tear gas for a Bible-holding photo opp. Does the melding of Christianity with the Nation produce violence and war? What's the relation between Christian Nationalism and fascism? Miroslav Volf asks sociologists Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry.
- Click here to listen to the full episode on Christian Nationalism in the United States.
- Books mentioned in this interview: Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry, Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States; David Martin, Does Christianity Cause War?; Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
Andrew Whitehead
Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com) at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI
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