We often frame the white Christian nationalism as a problem exclusively of far-right, fundamentalist evangelicalism. What we talk much less about is mainline Protestants and how they have contributed to the rise of Christian nationalism from the 1940s to the present.

I talk with Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor about the book he co-authored called, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism.

Among the topics we cover are:

Defining mainline Protestantism
Distinguishing between civil religion and Christian Nationalism
Why capitalize the "N" in Christian Nationalism
How January 6, 2021 compares with January 6, 2022
What can or should unite us as a civic body

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Baptizing America with Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor