Christian nationalist violence will recur without sustained confrontations

Evidence

The insurrection is not an outlier event in our nation’s history. Nor will it be the last example of violence suffused with Christian symbolism unless and until American Christians consistently confront Christian nationalism. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 220

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Reactionary leaders can reactivate Christian nationalism during unrest — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 199; Sacralized nationalism licenses violence even within a pacifist religion — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 179; A tolerant religion’s peaceful values do not prevent nationalist militarism by its adherents — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 35 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Sacralized nationalism licenses violence even within a pacifist religion #expands (0.82) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 179
• A tolerant religion’s peaceful values do not prevent nationalist militarism by its adherents #expands (0.80) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 35
• Reactionary leaders can reactivate Christian nationalism during unrest #corroborates (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 199
• Christians can find their faith incompatible with nationalist demands #complicates (0.72) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 59