Whiteness alone links Christian nationalist belief to right-wing political mobilization

Evidence

Where is Christian nationalism most prevalent in the American population? While previous books have focused on a variety of religious and demographic characteristics associated with this ideology, here we pay closer attention to differences among Christian groups that cut across racial categories. This is where the “whiteness” of white Christian nationalism will come into play. As we’ll see, the link that connects the deep story and political vision of Christian nationalism is whiteness. When that link is missing, as it is among Black Americans who score high on our Christian nationalism measure, the connection to the political vision is broken. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 81

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the pattern from Islamophobia books where the same ideological commitment behaves differently across racial groups; also speaks to the reader’s existing work distinguishing belief from political deployment. — connects to: White Christian nationalism explains seemingly contradictory Christian political behavior — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 17; Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14; Christian nationalism predicts ultra-conservatism mainly for white Americans, not Black or Hispanic — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 98 (+10 more)
• QUESTION: What explains the broken link among Black high-scorers — same survey items measuring different underlying meanings, or genuine divergence in political translation?

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism predicts ultra-conservatism mainly for white Americans, not Black or Hispanic #expands (0.90) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 98
• White Christian identity is conflated in conservative rhetoric with whiteness itself #corroborates (0.88) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 165
• Christian nationalism fuses ethnic, racial, and political hierarchy with religious identity #corroborates (0.86) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 66
• Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity #corroborates (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14
• White Christian nationalism fuses race and faith into one ethno-traditionalist identity #corroborates (0.85) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 122
• White Christian nationalism drives right-wing populism in America #corroborates (0.82) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 178
• Christian nationalism fuses moral traditionalism, authoritarian control, and ethno-racial boundaries #expands (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 142
• Christian nationalism bundles political ideology with cultural religious claims #qualifies (0.78)