Miller highlights both the positive case for Christian nationalism and his reasons for rejecting it and seeing its devastating implications. He doesn’t battle straw men or engage in moral demonization but creates ground for more meaningful analysis and dialogue. What’s the relationship between religious faith and national identity in the United States? And what's at stake if we misunderstand the relationship between Christianity and the American nation? An evangelical Christian and a political conservative, professor, veteran, and former White House staffer, Paul Miller unravels Christian nationalism’s historical importance, its key tenets, and its political, cultural, and spiritual implications. The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism Join Eric Mazur as he describes the role of the Constitution in American Civil Religion: its constituent elements, its expressions in contemporary America, and its benefits and dangers in a modern democratic society.Įric Mazur, Ph.D., is the Gloria and David Furman Professor of Judaic Studies and Robert Nusbaum Center Religion, Law, and Politics Fellow at Virginia Wesleyan University. It is, like the flag, part of a “national faith,” a religion-like set of symbols and behaviors that are at the heart of patriotism and civic engagement, as well as foundational in movements like Christian nationalism. Nonetheless, it is treated as an American scripture, quoted and interpreted as the ultimate authority to settle our country’s most difficult and divisive disputes. Constitution-the central document in the birth and continued existence of the Republic-is accorded none of the ritual privileges of the American flag: It is not saluted, pledged to, handled, or disposed of in any particular way. The American Fetish: Constitution-Love and the Nation’s Way of Being Why Children's Literature Matters: A New Battleground in Public Schools Why Religious Studies Matters: Parables and the Revelation of God Why Philosophy (Still) Matters: The Search for Wisdom in a Turbulent and Uncertain World Why Theatre Matters: "Roe" and the Need for Art as Social Commentary
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On Thursdays, from noon to 12:45 p.m., bring your lunch to the Brock Commons and join scholars from the VWU Susan S. Within the university, the humanities disciplines bring students to reflect in unique and foundational ways about values, meaning, and life. Nobody comforts the grieving owner of a deceased dog by focusing on the financial worth of the pet.
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