Friday, March 18, 2022
Christian nationalism and the rule of law
I've posted on SSRN my chapter on Christian nationalism from a new book on the January 6 insurrection. You can read the whole thing here. The abstract:
Current threats to the rule of law in the United States emerge, at least in part, from a nationalism shaped by a distinctly American vision of Christianity. Defenders of the rule of law must therefore respond in terms that confront the religious dimension of the threat directly. Religiously affiliated law schools should be key contributors to this conversation, modeling a faith-shaped discourse that avoids invoking Christianity as a conversation-stopper, as a signal of self-righteousness, or as a means to stir up hatred of “the other.” How might the public witness of our faith support, rather than impede, the rule of law?
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2022/03/christian-nationalism-and-the-rule-of-law.html