[Faith] Episode 60: Beau Underwood & Brian Kaylor - Christian Nationalism Across the Political Spectrum

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The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Beau Underwood and Brian Kaylor join Pete and Jared to explore the history of how mainline Protestants have contributed to Christian nationalism in the United States. They explain how patriotic worship practices, uncritical support for the state, and assumptions about the nation’s “Christian” identity have shaped the movement—and how churches today can begin to untangle faith from nationalism. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-60-beau-underwood-brian-kaylor-christian-nationalism-across-the-political-spectrum/ Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/KtmnH_URiAE ********** This episode is sponsored by Greenlight. Greenlight is the easy, convenient way for parents to raise financially smart kids and families to navigate life together. Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills, start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at greenlight.com/normalpeople. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Faith for Normal People, the only other God-ordained podcast on the internet.
0:04.3	I'm Pete Ends.
0:05.0	And I'm Jared Baez. Hey folks, this week is July 4th, and in America, that's a time to celebrate freedom with hot dogs and fireworks.
0:22.7	But maybe it's also a time to think about faith and politics.
0:27.0	So, our July class is called American Christianity. How did we get here?
0:32.2	It's taught by Dr. Jamar Tisby, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise.
0:37.0	On July 24th,
0:38.6	from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time, Jamar will walk us through the history of how Christianity
0:44.0	in the U.S. got tangled up with race, power, and politics. We're going to talk about stuff like
0:49.2	slaveholder religion, the religious right, and maga theology. Real light summer fair just in time for your
0:56.5	family reunion. But we'll also talk about how the black Christian tradition has consistently
1:00.7	offered a more faithful, justice-centered vision of the gospel all along. This class is pay what
1:06.1	you can until the class ends. After that, it's $25. And if you can't make it live, no worries, you can buy
1:12.5	it now and watch it back later at your convenience. Head to thebibblefornormalpeople.com
1:18.5	front slash American Christianity to sign up.
1:22.1	And if you want to warm up to that class, our previous class, One Nation Under God,
1:26.7	with Dr. Samuel Perry, is available now for purchase,
1:29.7	and we're going to give you $10 off for the month of July with Code July 25. In this class,
1:35.7	Dr. Perry breaks down how Christian nationalism uses the Bible to prop up some wild ideologies,
1:42.0	including, yes, actual anti-democratic violence.
1:45.0	He also talks about Bible translation debates, maga-bibles, and more things we wish we were making up.
1:51.3	So head to the Bible for normal people.com front slash one nation to purchase the recording,
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