Power. Fear. Violence. These three idols of Christian nationalism are corrupting American Christianity.
American Idolatry reveals how Christian nationalism threatens the spiritual lives of American Christians and the church. Leading scholar Andrew Whitehead shows how the idols of power, fear, and violence can lead Christians to embrace expressions of the faith that harm their neighbors. He explains how these idols violate core Christian beliefs through two key examples: racism and xenophobia. Pointing a way forward, he encourages further conversation about what Christian nationalism threatens, how to face it, and why it is vitally important to do so.
This book helps Christians identify Christian nationalism and build a framework that strives to make sense of the relationship between their faith and the current political and cultural context. Through stories, they will learn about alternate expressions of Christianity that confront Christian nationalism and provide a faithful path forward.
