The religion of whiteness : how racism distorts Christian faith / Michael O. Emerson, Glenn E. Bracey II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emerson, Michael O., 1965- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Racism.

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race relations.

Racism--United States.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Recent years have seen a growing recognition of the role that White Christian Nationalism plays in American society. As White Christian Nationalism has become a major force, & as racial & religious attitudes become increasingly aligned among whites - for example, the more likely you are to say that the decline of white people as a share of the population is 'bad for society,' the more likely you are to believe the government should support religious values - it has become reasonable to wonder which of the adjectives in the phrase 'White Christian Nationalism' takes precedence. In this book, the authors respond definitively: the answer is 'white.' The majority of white Christians in America, they argue, are believers in a 'Religion of Whiteness' that shapes their faith, their politics, & more.

Contents:

Cover

The Religion of Whiteness

Copyright

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. The Issue

2. Betrayal Trauma: Stories of Rejection

3. Why the Betrayal? The Religion of Whiteness

4. Is it Real? What the Evidence Says

5. Feeling and Fighting for the Religion of Whiteness

6. The Breakdown and What It Means

7. How a Nation and Its People Move Forward

Appendix A Methodology

Appendix B Analytical Tables

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 16, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-774631-4

0-19-774630-6

0-19-774629-2

OCLC:

1422169485