‘Take the Ship’: Conservatives Aim to Commandeer Southern Baptists - The New York Times
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‘Take the Ship’: Conservatives Aim to Commandeer Southern Baptists - The New York Times
the rise of white Christian nationalism and the adaptation of white evangelicalism to a form of dominating partisanship is felt strongly by many in multiracial congregations. A particular stress and strain is being exerted on these tender communities. What, I’ve wondered, does the reconciliation movement look like as racial antagonisms are provoked... See more
Evangelical militancy cannot be seen simply as a response to fearful times; for conservative white evangelicals, a militant faith required an ever-present sense of threat.
Kristin Kobes Du Mez • Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Initially, this southern culture of mastery and honor seemed to conflict with the egalitarian impulses of evangelical Christianity.
Kristin Kobes Du Mez • Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Were evangelicals embracing an increasingly militant faith in response to a new threat from the Islamic world? Or were they creating the perception of threat to justify their own militancy and enhance their own power, individually and collectively?