Christian nationalism is not an exclusively evangelical ideology

Evidence

But while Smith was careful to argue that not all evangelicals are Christian nationalists, he failed to point out that not all Christian nationalists are evangelicals. This has led to some unfortunate conceptual confusion. As we have shown, nearly half (45 percent) of “Ambassadors,” those who are most favorable toward Christian nationalism, are not white evangelicals. More than 15 percent are black Protestants, Jewish, unaffiliated, or of a non-Christian faith. Christian nationalism, simply put, is not an exclusively evangelical ideology. It exists independently. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 213

Categorization

• XREF: Corrects Christian Smith’s framing from two decades ago; connects to scholarship on religious nationalism that treats it separately from denominational identity. — connects to: Self-identified evangelicals are defined more by culture and politics than by theology — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 14; Political coalitions replaced shared theology in defining conservative evangelical identity — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 121; Christian nationalism is not synonymous with white evangelicalism. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 15 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Self-identified evangelicals are defined more by culture and politics than by theology #complicates (0.75) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 14
• Political coalitions replaced shared theology in defining conservative evangelical identity #complicates (0.72) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 121