Christian nationalism is a civic-political commitment, not mere chauvinism.

Evidence

Second, occasionally people have been confused by the term nationalism, which we do not strictly mean in the chauvinistic sense of blindly believing that one’s nation is superior to others. Though strong Christian nationalists would no doubt hold that sentiment about America (Christian nationalists do tend to be more “nationalistic”), we mean something more like “Christian nation-ism” or what sociologist Rogers Brubaker calls “Christianism,” a commitment to a vision of American civic life and polity as closely intertwined with an indentitarian, politically conservative strain of Christianity. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 16

Categorization

• DEFINE: Adopts Brubaker’s ‘Christianism’ framing to distinguish the concept from generic flag-waving nationalism.
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism is a political ideology, not a religious creed. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 28; Christian nationalism is a cultural framework, not a political theology; Christian nationalist adherence is primarily political rather than religious — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 214

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism is a political ideology, not a religious creed. #corroborates (0.85) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 28
• Christian nationalist adherence is primarily political rather than religious #corroborates (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 214
• Christian nationalism is a cultural framework, not a political theology #contradicts (0.80)