Notable evangelical leaders have publicly condemned Christian nationalism as idolatry
Evidence
Mohler wrote that Christians’ ultimate allegiance and identity reside in Christ and his church. He pointed out that no earthly nation should be mistaken for the kingdom of God: “It is about the church, not any nation that Jesus said, ‘Upon this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’ There is no such promise to any nation, and as a matter of fact, the Christian biblical worldview makes very clear that every earthly nation is eventually going to disappear. Every single empire will fall.” — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 132
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to Christian nationalism scholarship, and by contrast to Whitehead & Perry’s own research program on the topic, plus the Morone ‘Hellfire Nation’ and Bellah ‘civil religion’ threads in the reader’s library. — connects to: Elite evangelicals downplay Christian nationalism to shield the broader movement from blame — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 135; Prominent evangelical leaders publicly opposed Trump over his moral character — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 598; A quarter of evangelicals oppose Christian nationalism, not all endorse it — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 168 (+6 more)
Broader Connections
- Christian nationalist claims about America provoke backlash even from devout Christians
#expands(0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 108 - Christian nationalism is contested terrain even among devout Christian civic leaders
#expands(0.84) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 109 - Prominent evangelical leaders publicly opposed Trump over his moral character
#exemplifies(0.82) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 598 - Evangelical women publicly condemned Christian leaders who defended Trump
#expands(0.80) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 599 - One in four white evangelicals resists or rejects Christian nationalism
#qualifies(0.79) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 167 - A quarter of evangelicals oppose Christian nationalism, not all endorse it
#qualifies(0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 168 - Christian nationalism functions as a power grab disguised in religious language, not genuine piety
#corroborates(0.76) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 455 - Christians can oppose nationalism by serving rather than leading the marginalized.
#expands(0.72) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 328