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The Patriarchal Christian Right (w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez)

ReImagining Liberty

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The Origins of American Nationalism

In the early 20th century, a lot of conservative Protestants were pacifists in the First World War. By the 1940s, by kind of taking on this militaristic posture, Christian nationalism gave them a way to situate themselves once again at the center of American society. They believe that America was founded as a Christian nation and they believe that their version of Christianity was at the center.

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