After Orthodox Priest Suspended for ‘Stop the Steal’ Activity, a Renewed Spotlight on the Orthodox Far-Right
When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, most news reports focused on…
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Making Muffins and Troops for Spiritual Warfare: The Godly Women of Instagram
Selfies and photojournalists’ images reveal mostly white men at January 6th’s Trump rally and siege…
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Special Series: Can We Call the New Zealand Terrorist a ‘Christian’ White Nationalist?
In a series of pieces, RD contributors debate whether or not it’s proper and meaningful to label the ideology behind the terrorist attack on a New Zealand mosque “Christian” nationalism or simply “white nationalism.”
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Whether We Call White Nationalism ‘Christian’ Is All About Who Gets to Define Christianity
The question of the “Christian” nature of Tarrant’s terrorism cannot be answered by appeal to a neutral umpire or standard. Hard as it may be to accept, I do not think a single, uncontested, objective yardstick exists against which to measure the “Christian” character of his act. What is “Christian” is—and always has been—TBD.
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The White Nationalist Fantasy of Ancient Christian-Muslim Conflict Would Get an ‘F’ in History Class
When I first heard the tragic news of the shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New…
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The Myth of the ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist Continues with New Zealand Attack
It makes no difference whether or not Tarrant or Breivik were card-carrying members of racist organizations. They imagined themselves as triumphant warriors in a great social struggle.
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Behind New Zealand Terror Attack Is a Problem Bigger Than Islamophobia
Even as advocates point to growing Islamophobia as the cause of the attack, the larger issue seems to be white Christian nationalism.
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Despite Reversal on Hillary and Hellen Keller, ‘Christian Americanist’ Bias Remains in Texas Curriculum
This year’s streamlining process managed to nudge the standards in the direction of less biased coverage of the world’s religions, but much work remains if Texas students are to receive balanced instruction.
Read MoreGay Marriage isn’t About Christianity So Much as Christian Nationalism
Eerie coincidence or scholar-geist?
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2010: What Did We Believe In?
It shouldn’t be surprising that the most sacred concerns of Americans are also some of the most contentious political issues of our day.
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