White Christian nationalism fuses race and faith into one ethno-traditionalist identity

Evidence

This is why we must be specific that the phenomenon we’re describing in this book is white Christian nationalism. At issue is not just religious nostalgia or even religious conservatism, as if such things transcended ethnic and racial identities. Rather, it is an acute strain of ethno-traditionalism in which “white” and “Christian” are conflated into a single identity—“white-Christian.” — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 122

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes white Christian nationalism from mere religious conservatism by introducing the ‘white-Christian’ hybrid identity concept.
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism fuses ethnic, racial, and political hierarchy with religious identity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 66; Christian nationalism encodes racialized national membership boundaries including anti-Muslim exclusion — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 91; Christian nationalism independently drives racial intolerance in white Americans — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 98 (+18 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity #corroborates (0.95) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14
• Christian nationalism fuses moral traditionalism, authoritarian control, and ethno-racial boundaries #corroborates (0.90) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 142
• White Christian identity is conflated in conservative rhetoric with whiteness itself #corroborates (0.87) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 165
• White Citizens’ Council propaganda fused white supremacy, nationalism, and Christianity #corroborates (0.85) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 556
• White evangelical identity centers on patriarchy, gender difference, and Christian nationalism #corroborates (0.80) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 16
• Christian nationalism is a flexible ideology used to support and oppose racial injustice alike #complicates (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 165
• White Christian nationalist beliefs predict perceived anti-white discrimination #expands (0.78) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 93
• Christian nationalism bundles political ideology with cultural religious claims #complicates (0.72)