The threat to American Christianity may come from within, not without

Evidence

But what if the greatest threat to Christianity in the United States was never from these or any other outside sources? What if the greatest threat to Christianity in the United States came from within, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, something familiar enough to evade detection so most would not even realize the threat? What if, for many American Christians, confronting this threat felt akin to opposing Christianity itself? … What if all along the greatest threat to Christianity in the United States was white Christian nationalism? — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 48

Categorization

• QUESTION: Whether this rhetorical pivot earns its case across the book is worth testing against the evidence presented later.
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalist claims about America provoke backlash even from devout Christians — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 108; Christianity creates a new enemy by collapsing neighbor into enemy — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 151; Christian nationalism exerts unique unrecognized influence on American political division — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 13 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism makes American Christians less Christlike #expands (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 72
• Christian nationalism exerts unique unrecognized influence on American political division #expands (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 13
• Christians across America are actively resisting Christian nationalism whether individually or collectively. #corroborates (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 96
• Christian nationalist claims about America provoke backlash even from devout Christians #expands (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 108
• Christianity creates a new enemy by collapsing neighbor into enemy #expands (0.76) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 151
• Christian nationalism, not denomination, now predicts Americans’ politics #expands (0.76) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 454
• Evangelical rhetoric explains anti-US sentiment as hatred of Christian nationhood #complicates (0.74) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 742