The Civil War, Moral Majority, and Modern Day Christian Nationalism
Sons of Patriarchy
Peter Bell & Sarah Bader
4.2 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
We are re-airing Season 1 with all the interest in Christian Nationalism and Doug Wilson.
This gives us the time to reformat and relaunch Sons of Patriarchy with our BIGGEST NEWS YET in 2026!
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The writings and works of Reconstructioninsts and Theonomists of a bygone age would not recognize the modern iteration of Christian Nationalism.
No, today's Christian Nationalism is an entirely new phenomenon without historical precedent. What you see today, then, is a new project. And this new project isn't looking at elections over the next few years, but establishing dominion over the next few centuries.
To discuss this, we're joined by Dr. Michael McVicar (Associate Professor of Religion at Florida State University), Dr. Julie Ingersoll (Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at University of North Florida), Dr. Jerome Copulsky (Research Fellow at Georgetown University), and we interact with ideas from Katherine Stewart's work as well (writer for The New York Times, New Republic, and more).
Resources:
Christian Reconstruction by Michael McVicar: https://shorturl.at/55vcI
Building God's Kingdom by Julie Ingersoll: https://shorturl.at/AtxOu
Evangelical Christian Women by Julie Ingersoll: https://shorturl.at/FVkFd
American Heretics by Jerome Copulsky: https://shorturl.at/Tbx8X
The Power Worshippers by Katherine Stewart: https://shorturl.at/waQsc
Money, Lies, and God by Katherine Stewart: https://tinyurl.com/yvh8hjv7
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sons of Patriarchy. I'm your host, Peter Bell. |
| 0:05.0 | Sons of Patriarchy exists to expose the hidden power structures behind Christian nationalism. |
| 0:10.5 | Through survivor testimonies, shared storytelling, and honest expert critiques from across |
| 0:15.9 | political, theological, and cultural spectrums, we shine light on systems of abuse and authoritarian control |
| 0:23.6 | principally focused on Doug Wilson of Moscow, Idaho, and the movements he has founded and influenced, |
| 0:29.2 | as well as across reformed and conservative churches. Our goal is not just to inform, how did we get |
| 0:35.7 | here, and what do we do about it, but to spark meaningful |
| 0:39.2 | conversations in homes, faith communities, and public spaces about what a healthier, freer, |
| 0:45.9 | and more just society can look like. Together, we can dismantle harmful narratives and build |
| 0:52.8 | communities of mutual respect and diversity. |
| 0:57.2 | Sons of Patriarchy aims to do what Doug cannot. We will unite people. We do not demand you be |
| 1:03.6 | like us. We meet you where you are. And while you may not always agree with us, we hope we can |
| 1:09.6 | agree on this. |
| 1:13.1 | Churches should be safe. |
| 1:19.8 | You can find us on all podcasting platforms as well as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and X, |
| 1:22.2 | and Sons of Patriarchy.com. |
| 1:30.1 | Add free episodes, bonus content, listening a week ahead of time on both audio and video, |
| 1:36.3 | monthly Ask Us Anything Specials and many more perks are available across five membership levels at patreon.com slash sons of patriarchy. Much of the same is available via Apple podcast subscriptions for $4.99 a month. |
| 1:48.0 | You can give to this work directly at donorbox.com slash sons dash of dash patriarchy. |
| 1:56.7 | Exclusive Sons of Patriarchy merch is available at Sonsopatriarchy.com slash merch. |
| 2:02.9 | If you'd like to get a hold of us, desire to interview either myself or co-producer Sarah Bader, |
| 2:09.4 | or your news media agency looking for information on Christian nationalism, |
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