White Christian politics since the 1970s has leaned toward domination and control

Evidence

For centuries, and particularly since the 1970s, the prevailing mode of white Christian involvement with politics and civil society has been one of domination and control. Various expressions of Christianity show us a better way. Rather than moving to privilege or protect “us,” these Christians work to lift up others, especially those on the margins. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 209

Categorization

• QUESTION: What evidence supports dating the shift specifically to the 1970s, and how is ‘prevailing mode’ measured?
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism centers on preserving white conservative dominance. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 226; The word Christian has become racially coded for conservative whites since Reagan — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 90; White Christian nationalism explains seemingly contradictory Christian political behavior — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 17 (+17 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism centers on preserving white conservative dominance. #corroborates (0.93) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 226
• White Christianity has been the primary institution legitimizing white power #corroborates (0.90) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 210
• The Moral Majority formalized an already decade-long Christian nationalist politics #exemplifies (0.88) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 221
• Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity #corroborates (0.87) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14
• White churches morally legitimized and protected white supremacy through state power #corroborates (0.86) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 125
• White Christian theology adapted to changing times only by shifting to subtler racism #expands (0.85) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 234
• White Christian nationalism drives right-wing populism in America #expands (0.85) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 178
• American religious freedom has historically been reserved for White Christians #corroborates (0.84) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 482
• The word Christian has become racially coded for conservative whites since Reagan #expands (0.83) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 90
• Doctrines like biblical inerrancy may have evolved partly to reinforce white dominance #exemplifies (0.83) — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 209
• Narrowing pulpit moral concerns to sex and abortion serves white Christian nationalist power #exemplifies (0.82) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 189
• Majority-status loss prompted white conservative Christians to seek state religious favoritism #expands (0.81) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 43
• Minority-status threat shifts white Protestants toward Christian Statism. #expands (0.80) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 229
• White Christian nationalism explains seemingly contradictory Christian political behavior #expands (0.78) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 17
• Whiteness alone links Christian nationalist belief to right-wing political mobilization #expands (0.76) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 81