A lecture by Phil Gorski examining the emergence of White Christian nationalism in the US and its more recent secularization. Arguing that White Christian nationalism is a chief motivator of anti-democratic impulses in the current political moment, Gorski traces the development of this ideology throughout American history, suggesting that White Christian nationalism has animated the oppression and exclusion of minority groups in the US for centuries.
Phil Gorski is the Frederick and Laura Goff Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at Yale University. His research focuses on religion and politics in early modern and modern Europe and North America. His recent work focuses on Christian Nationalism in the United States.
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