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The flag and the cross : white Christian nationalism and the threat to American democracy / Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry ; foreword by Jemar Tisby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorski, Philip S., author.
- Perry, Samuel L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nationalism--Religious aspects.
- Nationalism.
- Christianity and politics--United States.
- Christianity and politics.
- Christianity--Influence.
- Christianity.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- 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 centuriesand especially its influence over the last three decadesthey show how nhite Christian nationalism motivates the anti-democratic, authoritarian, and violent impulses on display in our current political moment.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Eruption
- "This is our nation, not theirs"
- The spirit of 1690
- Freedom, violence, order
- Avoiding "the big one."
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-152) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-761871-5
- 0-19-761869-3
- 0-19-761870-7
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