Andrew L. Whitehead, Samuel L. Perry, and Joseph O. Baker — Make America Christian Again: Christian Nationalism and Voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election

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Thesis

Christian nationalism is a distinct ideology irreducible to racism, sexism, or xenophobia. · ch. 1

Argument

1. Christian nationalism, not evangelical identity itself, predicts Trump voting. — ch. 1 └─ #qualifies-own → Christian nationalism is a distinct ideology irreducible to racism, sexism, or xenophobia.
2. An ideology can outlive and outspread the demographic group that created it — ch. 2

Annotation Roundup

Question

• An ideology can outlive and outspread the demographic group that created it — Does this imply Christian nationalism could actually be strengthened by demographic anxiety fueling mobilization, even as its base shrinks? Xref
• Christian nationalism is a distinct ideology irreducible to racism, sexism, or xenophobia. — Real work on the Trump coalition — e.g., in sociology of religion or the 2016 election literature — would connect where the construct boundary is drawn.
• Christian nationalism, not evangelical identity itself, predicts Trump voting. — ‘White Noise’ consumerist religion echoes here — religious nationalism as an identity market, distinct from the doctrinal content it advertises.
• Christian nationalism, not evangelical identity itself, predicts Trump voting. — This concept of ideology outliving its demographic base connects to the literature on symbolic versus operational ideology and civil religion dating to Bellah. Define
• Christian nationalism is a distinct ideology irreducible to racism, sexism, or xenophobia. — Defines Christian nationalism as distinct from adjacent prejudice constructs — a useful boundary-drawing clarification.