The Flag and the Cross
White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 28 July 2022
- ISBN 9780197618684
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages176 pages
- Size 210x145x20 mm
- Weight 318 g
- Language English 282
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Short description:
In this short primer, Gorski and Perry explain what white Christian nationalism is and is not; when it first emerged and how it has changed; where it's headed and why it threatens democracy. Tracing the development of this ideology over the course of three centuries?and especially its influence over the last three decades?they show how nhite Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian, and violent impulses on display in our current political moment.
MoreLong description:
A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy
Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation's Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; "Jesus saves" and "Don't Tread on Me;" Christian flags and Confederate Flags; even a prayer in Jesus' name after storming the Senate chamber. Where some saw a confusing jumble, Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry saw a familiar ideology: white Christian nationalism.
In this short primer, Gorski and Perry explain what white Christian nationalism is and is not; when it first emerged and how it has changed; where it's headed and why it threatens democracy. Tracing the development of this ideology over the course of three centuries?and especially its influence over the last three decades?they show how, throughout American history, white Christian nationalism has animated the oppression, exclusion, and even extermination of minority groups while securing privilege for white Protestants. It enables white Christian Americans to demand "sacrifice" from others in the name of religion and nation, while defending their "rights" in the names of "liberty" and "property."
White Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian, and violent impulses on display in our current political moment. The future of American democracy, Gorski and Perry argue, will depend on whether a broad spectrum of Americans?stretching from democratic socialists to classical liberals?can unite in a popular front to combat the threat to liberal democracy posed by white Christian nationalism.
Though the book classes as religion, it will be important reading for students of sociology and political science as well as students of religion, given its sophisticated survey work. It will also interest nonacademic readers struggling to understand the impact of this movement on American politics.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Eruption
Chapter 1: What is WCN? Mapping the Landscape
Chapter 2: When did it Begin? Bedrock Foundations
Chapter 3: How Does it Work? Seismographic Readings
Conclusion: Where It's Going: Herrenvolk Autocracy or Multiracial Democracy?
