Jack Jenkins, of Religion News Service, is one of the USA's rising stars in religion reporting. He has extensively analysed the narrative and rhetoric among Trump-supporting white evangelicals, as well as scrutinising Trump's own words, and developed a detailed understanding of Christian Nationalism: the way that many evangelicals have appropriated American exceptionalism to create a belief that the US is 'chosen' by God and 'set apart' for his purposes.
He talks us through the ways that political, social and theological discourse overlaps for this crucial demographic. 26% of the votes cast in the 2016 Presidential election were by people who describe themselves as white evangelicals. Their vote really counts, and Jack brings a thoughtful commentary to help us understand this influential group.
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