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Books

American Heresy: The Roots and Reach of White Christian Nationalism     Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism     The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos     Building Up a New World | Congregational Organizing for Transformative Impact     Christian Socialism     Christianity in Blue: How the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Theology Shape Progressive Identity     The Church in the Public: A Politics of Engagement for a Cruel and Indifferent Age          Courageous Faith | How to Rise and Resist in a Time of Fear (Heath)     Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson     The Exvangelicals     Faith on Trial     The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon     Cover for The Flag and the Cross     Good and Evil in the Garden of Democracy     The Great Reckoning               Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation: Kobes Du Mez, Kristin: 9781631495731: Amazon.com: Books     Naming Neoliberalism: Exposing the Spirit of Our Age     The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide     Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--and What Comes Next     School Moms     Security after Christendom          The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War: Sharlet, Jeff: 9781324006497: Amazon.com: Books     Unholy by Sarah Posner     Worth Fighting For     The Writing on the Wall

Blogs, Podcasts, & Articles

DIANA BUTLER BASS

April 03, 24

Donald Trump's Political Idolatry: Just Say No

Are we all at the base of Mount Sinai now?

AND

April 11, 2024

Evangelical Wreckage ...Again: Sarah McCammon Brought This to Mind

Letters From an American: Heather Cox Richardson | Spotlight | BillMoyers.comFebruary 25, 2024 by HEATHER COX RICHARDSON / 

 why Trump loyalists intend to overthrow democracy...'

The Christian Nationalist War

by DIANA BUTLER BASS / 

Don't forget Ukraine -- and how deeply it is woven into Christian nationalism globally and here, in the United States. Trump, Mike Johnson, and MAGA want you to forget.

 

Next Year in Kyiv?Next Year in Kyiv?

by DIANA BUTLER BASS / FEBRUARY 24, 2022

 

 

War is EvilWar is Evil

by DIANA BUTLER BASS / MARCH 11, 2022

 

The Religious Landscape is Undergoing Massive Change. It Could Decide the 2024 Election, Ryan Burge, Politico Magazine:
The new decennial Religion Census offers cause for hope — and alarm — for both parties.

Christians Against Christian Nationalism - BJCChristians Against Christian Nationalism

WE BELIEVE THAT CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM THREATENS OUR FAITH AND COUNTRY

Join us and stand up to Christian nationalism.

https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/

The Girls Are Not Okay: And evangelical theology bears a significant part of the blame

On the left we see a black and white image of a hawk perched on a cactus. On the right we see a black and white image of twisting tree branches. In the center is a color photo of a person walking into a lake a sunset, ripples emanating through the water from their steps.Faith, Beliefs, and Revolutionary Love

In his book Faith After Doubt, Brian McLaren describes four stages of the faith journey—Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony—through which we move repeatedly over the course of our lives. As we grow in faith, our specific beliefs become less important than the revolutionary love to which we are called.

In Our Library

Why the Christian Right Is Wrong: A Minister's Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag... - By: Robin Meyers