White Christian nationalism has cycled through a series of shifting internal and external enemies

Evidence

But white Christian nationalism is not just a deep story about what was; it is also a political vision of what should be. First and foremost, of course, white Christian nationalists believe that America should be a Christian nation, or, at least, a nation ruled by Christians. And though the expectation of “whiteness” is rarely expressed explicitly, it is often clearly assumed in the sort of “Christian” that adherents of white Christian nationalism have in mind. Who counts as “white” and what counts as “Christian” has changed over time. White Christian nationalism’s enemies have also changed, from Native Americans and Catholics, to communists, Black radicals, atheists, Muslims, and socialists, each taking their turn as the main threat to “(white) Christian values.” — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 42

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the shifting-enemy theme in the reader’s base-nation and Islamophobia work, where each era manufactures its own racialized threat. — connects to: White Christian nationalism operates as an adaptable narrative, not fixed beliefs — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 19

Broader Connections

• White Christian nationalism operates as an adaptable narrative, not fixed beliefs #expands (0.82) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 19