Here at Straight White American Jesus, we discuss Christian nationalism and racism often on the show.

But an important new book points out that the hidden roots of white supremacy can be found in a little known but powerful Christian doctrine

developed five centuries ago in the wake of the discovery of the so-called New World.

And it convincingly shows that understanding this history sheds new light on the menace of Christian nationalism in contemporary America.

Many of you will be familiar with Robert P. Jones as the founder of PRRI and the author of two previous books, White Too Long and the End of White, Christian America.

His new book is the hidden roots of white supremacy and the path to a shared American future.

It is a compelling historical analysis of the roots of white supremacy that shows the connections between the lynching of three black circus workers in Duluth and the mass execution of 38 Dakota men in Mancato.

Between the murder of 300 African Americans during the burning of Black Wall Street and Tulsa and the Trail of Tears.

Between the murder of Emmett Till and the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in the Mississippi Delta.

By excavating this history and telling the powerful stories of people reckoning with it today, Jones illuminates the possibility of a new American future in which we finally fulfill the promise of a pluralistic democracy.

The hidden roots of white supremacy and the path to a shared American future by Robert P. Jones is out now from Simon & Schuster.

Check the show notes for a special link to the book.

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Welcome to stray white American Jesus.

My name is Brad or Nishi faculty at the University of San Francisco here on a chilly morning with my co-host.

Dan Miller, Professor of Religion and Social Thought at Lamar College. Always nice to be with you Brad.

You too, we're heading into what I take to be Dan the worst part of the school year.

I always tell my students like, you know, fall semester, you get kind of tired at this point, but then it's just Halloween, which is like super fun.

And then you look forward all these other holidays and you're like, all right, I can do this spring semester, you're just like, it's March.

And, you know, I took a nap because I was tired and I feel worse. That's how exhausted I am, right? That's how I feel like, like how March works.

I will not be here next week, Dan. And you'll be here hosting with our colleague and front of the show and a cabriot.

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