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ICYMI earlier this week, I spoke with . @rezaaslan in the season 1 finale of Powers & Principalities. I'm immensely proud of these interviews and hope that this season can be an introductory resource for people wanting to learn about Christian nationalism. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yb3UmxG950zLr2xMKy6vq?si=MxABqnvbTpqtfrllPjYVGA
Here are the other folks I've talked to, in reverse-chronological order:
I spoke to . @JeffSharlet to discuss the coup attempt by Trump and his supporters, the role of Q*non, and "police nationalism): https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FnGQa0LmlpxDMgU9x6xk5?si=FmdCUllgR_OmgHraGxzSOg
I was joined twice this season by . @BradleyOnishi of @StraightWhiteJC - in this episode we took a moment to look back at the historic win by Biden-Harris, and the trends that were already appearing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MfAsrfeM2nFpiPgyao5T5?si=fEgFknYFRuGY7Pyz1Z69bQ
I spoke to . @jackmjenkins of @RNS about the history of the Religious Left & its current permutation as a 'coalition of coalitions,' & the counterpoint that leaders like @RevDrBarber provide in a media & political landscape dominated by white evangelicals: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QlhIls3Tx0l61jM3zXC9G?si=-RO9GPxyTYiQ0CRHb_rxFg
I spoke to . @AntheaButler about her upcoming book, White Evangelical Racism, her work as a public scholar, and how the media covers religion & Trump: https://open.spotify.com/episode/45ezwItjz3P1ntmhlAu4tz?si=6-ze7EHmTiG1BzLWiRO1ew
For episode 7, I answered audience questions about white evangelicalism & Christian nationalism alongside . @BradleyOnishi: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bX0dcY9kgoz8abOUT1Tkb?si=FfBb0TE9StWPm4w7m6I55Q
I spoke to . @robertpjones about his new book, White Too Long, and the history of racism & white supremacy in *all* white American Christian traditions, as well as the "restricted moral vision" of white Christians and the Racism Index: https://open.spotify.com/episode/38gf6Wp5CsqgqM5b1nG4ql?si=Z-1P31CqSvervG4Z3afVMw
. @sarahposner and I spoke about her book Unholy, and the intellectual & social connections between the New Right, the Religious Right, and the alt-right. Trumpism is the culmination, not an aberration, of poltiical conservative activity. https://open.spotify.com/episode/14lFHJ4zJPZUqrVX1IUUdB?si=b0oBwzK4RM-1nOhV4gI7YQ
. @julieingersoll joined me to discuss the role of Christian Reconstruction in the Christian education movement. Christian Reconstruction can be both hard to explain & identify, and Prof. Ingersoll quite literally wrote the book on it. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EcnrYG6LWO57UHFFRpO4V?si=r4BG3Gj9SMSTUw3KWV9SPA
. @socofthesacred & @ndrewwhitehead joined me to discuss their work in distinguishing Christian nationalism from white evangelicalism, from a sociological POV, and why this is valuable. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fI3djtjgvnJXQM4RZVYkC?si=BV5-mfUATuCtoQbcUGblqw
I spoke with . @kkdumez about her book Jesus & John Wayne, which examines the cultural ideals of evangelical masculinity. It's a must-read if you want to understand why a "strong-man" like Trump is lauded by white evangelicals. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MVkliMinHVwZGaIWuxZKZ?si=S9_JmPKESnSVRPEx9eDg4g
. @kathsstewart joined me to discuss her book The Power Worshippers, which details the startling variety of tactics white evangelicals & Christian nationalists use to accumulate and keep political power. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2earN1xuvnsfpHByFsqNzF?si=-7jl63o3TVu0LuHdZ1jOMA
And . @dianabutlerbass joined me to discuss the history of fundamentalism - and the role of trauma responses - in America. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6py4AQj4tQ1oBQKo4erOwW?si=0E79IsRUTnq-ysbYlRHMMw
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