Thanks for the question Jay. I think it is hard to identify any particular denomination with Christian Nationalism....CN is more a political identity than it is a religous affiliation. Having said that, you can find folks who are CN in many denominations especially if they are evangelical: Baptist, Nazarene, Assemblies of God, and especially Charismatic churches. There are even some who would call themselves CN in mainline churches and the Catholic church. I wrote back in January about Iowa's religious landscape. You might find this article helpful: https://hendersond.substack.com/p/iowas-religious-landscape
E Free churches have popped up on the outskirts of small towns (and large) all over the Midwest.
By locating beyond neighborhoods, it's a statement that they are not spiritually connected to the larger community; that many of their members have abandoned neighborhood-anchored churches. That they ID with sprawl commerce, not the city- center economic structure that characterizes interdependency.
Thus a showcase "Christian Nationalism" is generally wed to unrestrained hands-off capitalism - a combination that serves big business/wealthy in the political realm. . . .
Very interesting. Thank you. I’m a “none” (really an atheist), but was raised Catholic, and about the same “vintage” as you. I exited religion very early on (20 or so). I have a “community”, but it’s not faith-based. I’ve wondered many times why religions are such a consistent part of the human experience when they also cause so much trouble, e.g. MAGA, Gaza, and the large number of religiously fueled conflicts and atrocities throughout history.
What denominational group around the rural midwest / Iowa aligns close to Christian Nationalist catrgory. Evangelical Free ? Other ?
Thanks for the question Jay. I think it is hard to identify any particular denomination with Christian Nationalism....CN is more a political identity than it is a religous affiliation. Having said that, you can find folks who are CN in many denominations especially if they are evangelical: Baptist, Nazarene, Assemblies of God, and especially Charismatic churches. There are even some who would call themselves CN in mainline churches and the Catholic church. I wrote back in January about Iowa's religious landscape. You might find this article helpful: https://hendersond.substack.com/p/iowas-religious-landscape
E Free churches have popped up on the outskirts of small towns (and large) all over the Midwest.
By locating beyond neighborhoods, it's a statement that they are not spiritually connected to the larger community; that many of their members have abandoned neighborhood-anchored churches. That they ID with sprawl commerce, not the city- center economic structure that characterizes interdependency.
Thus a showcase "Christian Nationalism" is generally wed to unrestrained hands-off capitalism - a combination that serves big business/wealthy in the political realm. . . .
Very interesting. Thank you. I’m a “none” (really an atheist), but was raised Catholic, and about the same “vintage” as you. I exited religion very early on (20 or so). I have a “community”, but it’s not faith-based. I’ve wondered many times why religions are such a consistent part of the human experience when they also cause so much trouble, e.g. MAGA, Gaza, and the large number of religiously fueled conflicts and atrocities throughout history.