On Critiquing Christian Nationalism: Two Recent Books on the Perils of Christian Nationalism
This article engages in a concerted review and interaction with two recent books about Christian nationalism by David Gushee and Nilay Saiya. It offers affirmation and critique with respect to their warnings about the dangers of such for Christian political witness. Each book is evaluated pro and co...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 410-426 |
| Review of: | Defending democracy from its Christian enemies (Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2023) (Bird, Michael)
The global politics of Jesus (New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022) (Bird, Michael) |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBQ North America SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
B Christian Nationalism B autocracy B Totalitarianism B Theocracy B Authoritarianism |
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| Summary: | This article engages in a concerted review and interaction with two recent books about Christian nationalism by David Gushee and Nilay Saiya. It offers affirmation and critique with respect to their warnings about the dangers of such for Christian political witness. Each book is evaluated pro and con for the validity and accuracy of its critique of Christian nationalism: alternative options are also canvassed. The essay closes with six theses, inspired by Gushee and Saiya, for a Christian political theology today. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20241587 |
