Christian Nationalism in Europe vs America
Sons of Patriarchy
Peter Bell & Sarah Bader
4.2 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
This episode explores the relationship between evangelicalism, nationalism, and church politics in Sweden and the US. Dr. Joel Halldorf shares insights on historical influences, political alignments, and the impact of faith on national identity.
Takeaways
- Historical roots of evangelicalism in Europe and the US
- The relationship between church and state in Sweden and the US
- The influence of political ideologies on evangelical movements
- The rise of Christian nationalism and its implications
Keywords
evangelicalism, nationalism, Sweden, US, church politics, religious influence, Christian nationalism, secularism, political theology
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sons of Patriarchy, a podcast devoted to understanding how men and women get caught up in the systems of patriarchy, Christian nationalism, and the far right. |
| 0:11.7 | For years, these have been on the French, but now they're mainstream. |
| 0:17.8 | They've come from places like Moscow, Idaho, and are influencing churches, families, |
| 0:23.4 | schools, marriages, and institutions across the country, and now in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:30.1 | Every Monday, I interview experts in the fields we focus on, whether they be authors, |
| 0:35.7 | reporters, other podcasters, academics, professors, |
| 0:39.4 | former members of these groups, and more. |
| 0:42.3 | Our companion podcast, they called her bitter, amplifies the stories of survivors and the |
| 0:48.1 | advocates who come around them, detailing how the ideas we talk about here impact real |
| 0:54.1 | lives. Because what was done in the dark |
| 0:56.9 | will be dragged in the light. |
| 0:59.9 | All right, welcome to this episode of Sons of Patriarchy, where our focus is on Doug Wilson, |
| 1:05.1 | Christian nationalism, patriarchy, church abuse. We've expanded our focus, not lost our focus, we've expanded our focus to talk |
| 1:13.2 | about nationalism as a movement on red pill, on Manusphere, on Tradwife stuff, on things that are |
| 1:20.8 | related to, tangentially related to these aspects. And so one of those conversation pieces is, is international, we'll say, forms, branches, |
| 1:31.7 | larger movements, differentiating movements of evangelicalism, response to secularism, |
| 1:37.4 | rise of nationalism. |
| 1:38.9 | And this one we're going to talk about specifically in Sweden and the UK in general. |
| 1:43.1 | And so it's nice having Dr. Joel Haldorf. |
| 1:46.5 | Thanks for coming on to talk about this stuff. |
| 1:49.3 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:50.4 | Looking forward to the conversation. |
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