Secularization and demography did not end Christian nationalism
Evidence
At every step in its rise, popular commentators have declared that the movement is in terminal decline. Secularization and modernization, we have been told, are the immutable laws of history, and demography will put the nail in the coffin. When journalists do draw attention to the authoritarian and theocratic ambitions of the movement, some have been quick to minimize concern and complain of alarmism. It is “a movement that could fit in a phone booth,” wrote former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson in the Washington Post. Now that the “phone booth” has been installed in the White House and in the Capitol, the time has come to set aside these premature dismissals. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 46
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Local demographics shaped whether nationalism took religious or secular form — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3473; Religious nationalism intensifies during social crises regardless of demographic religious decline — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 197; Christian nationalism is a cultural framework, not a political theology (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Local demographics shaped whether nationalism took religious or secular form
#complicates(0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3473 - Religious nationalism intensifies during social crises regardless of demographic religious decline
#qualifies(0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 197 - Ideological commitments predict Christian nationalism far more than demographics or party identity
#contradicts(0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 71 - Christian nationalism is a cultural framework, not a political theology
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