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 straight white American Jesus. My name is Brad O'Neill, faculty, University of San Francisco, our source hosted in partnership with the cap center UCSB.

I'm here today with my co host.

And Dan Miller, professor of religion and social thought at Lamar College, nice to see you Brad back in your normal digs after your globe trotting and telling people about your book.

Yeah, back here in the storage closet, always good to be back.

But want to give one announcement before we get going today and that is next week, February 23, I'll be at Santa Clara University.

So Santa Clara is in the Bay area. It's in the South Bay. And if you're around, if you're Oakland or San Leandro or Santa Cruz or San Jose, come hang out, February 23.

And it's at 6 p.m. And I'll put all the links in the show notes. But yeah, we'd love to see you there. I know some friends of the show will be there.

And folks that you might have heard on a show like Ryan Stoller. So that'll be really fun and really looking forward to that. So.

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