Boykin cultivated Christian nationalist networks in the military and disaster-relief NGOs
Evidence
But to view Boykin’s influence as marginal would be to underestimate the role he has played in nurturing Christian nationalist networks in the military and among “disaster relief” NGOs working abroad. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 95
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Christian nationalist strategy targets political leaders as force-multipliers for national evangelization — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 211; Decentralized Christian nationalist networks act as effectively as centralized ones — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 604; Christian nationalist activists receive explicit training in political messaging and strategy — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 23 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Christian nationalist strategy targets political leaders as force-multipliers for national evangelization
#exemplifies(0.85) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 211 - The postwar era forged evangelical identity from gender, militarism, and nationalism
#expands(0.85) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 27 - Grassroots mobilization coexists with direct elite capture in today’s Christian nationalism
#exemplifies(0.80) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 142 - NGOs function as corporate-funded missionaries serving imperial warfare
#corroborates(0.80) - The military displaced pastors as the primary site of Christian manhood formation
#expands(0.80) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 485 - Decentralized Christian nationalist networks act as effectively as centralized ones
#corroborates(0.75) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 604 - Christian nationalist activists receive explicit training in political messaging and strategy
#expands(0.75) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 23 - Reconstructionist dominion theology directly shaped evangelical boyhood training for war
#expands(0.75) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 407