American Idolatry – How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

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Andrew L. Whitehead

American Idolatry – How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

Andrew L. Whitehead

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Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
10 October 2023

Religion & politics; Christian life & practice; Christian social thought & activity; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects

"""Heartfelt, incisive, and worthy of thoughtful consideration.""--Library Journal Power. Fear. Violence. These three idols of Christian nationalism are corrupting American Christianity. Andrew Whitehead is a leading scholar on Christian nationalism in America and speaks widely on its effects within Christian communities. In this book, he shares his journey and reveals how Christian nationalism threatens the spiritual lives of American Christians and the church. Whitehead shows how Christians harm their neighbors when they embrace the idols of power, fear, and violence. He uses two key examples--racism and xenophobia--to demonstrate that these idols violate core Christian beliefs. Through stories, he illuminates expressions of Christianity that confront Christian nationalism and offer a faithful path forward. American Idolatry encourages further conversation about what Christian nationalism threatens, how to face it, and why it is vitally important to do so. It will help identify Christian nationalism and build a framework that makes sense of the relationship between faith and the current political and cultural context."

By: Andrew L. Whitehead
Imprint: Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 666g
ISBN: 9781587435768
ISBN 10: 1587435764
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Contents 1. A Hollow and Deceptive Philosophy 2. What Is Christian Nationalism? 3. Turn the Other Cheek? 4. Do Not Be Afraid? 5. Lay Down Your Sword? 6. May Your Kingdom Come, on Earth as It Is in Heaven? 7. And Who Is My Neighbor? 8. Remaking American Christianity

Andrew L. Whitehead (PhD, Baylor University) is associate professor of sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, where he codirects the Association of Religion Data Archives at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture. He is the coauthor of Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States, which won the 2021 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Whitehead has written for the Washington Post, NBC News, Time, and Religion News Service and speaks frequently about Christian nationalism.