In 2022, Disciples preachers from across the United States spearheaded a grassroots initiative to challenge Christian Nationalism, preaching about the perils of this extreme ideology on World Communion Sunday. Many of these passionate preachers made a pledge to persistently teach and preach against Christian Nationalism. To aid our Disciples in comprehending the insidious nature of this ideology, we present the following resources:
- Facebook event page for the 2022 initiative: Preachers United Against Christian Nationalism
- A Policy Statement of the National Council of Churches, “The Dangers of Christian Nationalism in the United States”
- Baptist Joint Committee: Resources
- “Christians Against Christian Nationalism” campaign and statement (You are encouraged to share with folks to sign.)
- United Church of Christ, “Our Faith Our Vote” Campaign
- United Church of Christ’s a related training on preparing for times when groups (i.e., White Nationalists) come to disrupt events: Training
- United Church of Christ, Just Peace Webinar: Confronting White Supremacy in Our Time
- Interfaith Alliance Webinar, Christian Nationalism is on the Ballot in 2022, Sep 28, 2022, 10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- Book, Paul D. Miller, The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism (2022)
- Apple Podcast, The Argument: What’s God Got to Do With It? The Rise of Christian Nationalism in American Politics (Aug 3, 2022)
- Podcast, Angela Denker on White Christian Nationalism
- Blog, Christian Nationalism: A Crisis In The American Church by Jeffery Curtis Poor (June 6, 2022)
- Sermon, Rebecca Littlejohn, “The Christian Case for Pluralist Democracy” based on Matthew 15:21-28; Matthew 26:47-56 (September 18, 2022)
- News article, Insider, Adam Kinzinger warns that some Christians now ‘equate Donald Trump with the person of Jesus Christ’ and calls out pastors who support Trumpism, (Aug 17, 2022)
- Podcast, The New Yorker, How White Christian Nationalists Seek to Transform America (July 21, 2022)
- News article, SOJOURNERS, White Christian Nationalism–Not Secularism–Is Destroying America (February 4, 2019)
- News article, Politico, Most Republicans Support Declaring the United States a Christian Nation (September 21, 2022)
- Book, Whitehead and Perry, Taking American Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States (2022)
- Book, Miller, The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism (2022)
Anti-Semitism Resources
- Booklet, T’ura, A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism (2022)
- Book, Steinberg, The Afterlif of Moses: Exile, Democracy, Renewal (2022)