The Long History of a National Menace

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Brad speaks with Dr. Philip Gorski, Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at Yale University. They preview his new co-authored book (with Sam Perry) on the history and future of Christian nationalism in the United States. Professor Gorski illuminates how White Christian nationalism has been part of the American fabric since the Puritans. One of the reasons it is hard to combat is that its threads have become so embedded in our national narratives that we often don't see them. However, the Trump presidency created a situation where they could no longer be ignored. Yet that doesn't mean that the threats of authoritarianism, xenophobia, and racism they pose have been thwarted. One possible future, according to Gorski, is a Heerenvolk autocracy . . . listen to the conversation to learn what that is and why it could be our next national chapter. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 SWAJ Apparel is here! https://straight-white-american-jesus.creator-spring.com/listing/not-today-uncle-ron To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi Venmo: @straightwhitejc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an irreverent podcast.
0:03.7	Visit irreverent.fm for more content from our amazing lineup of creators.
0:21.7	Welcome to Straight White American Jesus.
0:23.5	My name is Brad Onishi, faculty and religion at Skidmore College.
0:26.9	Our show is hosted in partnership with the Cap Center.
0:29.9	At UCSB.
0:31.4	And today I have a distinct pleasure.
0:33.4	And that is the chance to talk with Dr. Philip Gorski,
0:37.4	who is professor of sociology and religious studies at Yale University.
0:42.4	Professor Gorski is a distinguished sociologist of religion.
0:45.4	Doing this show is a pleasure on so many fronts.
0:49.4	I get to have conversations with colleagues and peers and a lot of folks
0:53.4	who I probably wouldn't get to talk to normally.
0:56.4	And every once in a while you get to sort of interview someone who is kind of in the ranks of a distinguished scholar
1:02.4	that you never had an excuse to talk to before and now you have one.
1:06.4	And that's the case today.
1:08.4	So Dr. Gorski's work has been overwhelmingly influential for a generation of folks working on American religion,
1:14.4	American sociology of religion, the history of American religion, and so on.
1:18.4	He is the author of many works, but I'll just mention a couple.
1:21.4	One is American Babylon, Christianity, and democracy before and after Trump, which came out in 2020.
1:27.4	Another work is American Covenant, a history of civil religion from Puritans to the present.
1:32.4	And that is from 2019.
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