Various Christian Nationalisms and Imperialisms have always been part of American Religious Culture

Since the attack on the Capitol on January 6 various moderate to progressive evangelical think pieces and mouth pieces have made a lot of noise decrying the rise of "Christian Nationalism". This is sort of like decrying the rise of fish eating by Alaskan bear. Various and diverse forms of "Christian Nationalism" or even Imperialisms have been a near constant element of American religious culture. The existence of this is not a novelty. What IS a novelty is the surprise at which it is viewed by moderate to progressive evangelicals and especially the implicit variety of Christian nationalism and even imperialism by the Christian and post-Christian left. This movement is deeply imperial but many of those who promote it most strongly are blind to its imperial qualities. 

I'm going to list a series of books that illustrate the various nationalisms through American history, many written by George Marsden

Jonathan Edwards https://amzn.to/2PG3yLt
Fundamentalism and American Culture https://amzn.to/30gCgNx
Twilight of the American Enlightenment https://amzn.to/2Org0hB
Faiths of our Fathers https://amzn.to/3qnTi6Y
Midnight Rising https://amzn.to/3bZXPY8
Great Courses American Religious History https://amzn.to/3kPaAZC
A Great and Holy War https://amzn.to/30igN75
Jordan Peterson Ayaan Hirshi Ali https://youtu.be/yKhAh_qfO64
Jordan Peterson Gregg Hurtwitz https://youtu.be/yKhAh_qfO64
Chuck Colson Born Again https://amzn.to/3emYRAe
Rhett and Link Spiritual Journey One Year Later https://youtu.be/CnYG6x-aOTk
The Rest is History: Empires https://pca.st/8sq8h8f9
Douthat Smith Burton https://youtu.be/WIttJNroGyM
The Benedict Option https://amzn.to/30jXvOI

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