Power. Fear. Violence. These three idols of Christian nationalism are
corrupting American Christianity.
Andrew Whitehead is a leading scholar on Christian nationalism in
America and speaks widely on its effects within Christian communities.
In this book, he shares his journey and reveals how Christian
nationalism threatens the spiritual lives of American Christians and the
church.
Whitehead shows how Christians harm their neighbors when they embrace
the idols of power, fear, and violence. He uses two key examples--racism
and xenophobia--to demonstrate that these idols violate core Christian
beliefs. Through stories, he illuminates expressions of Christianity
that confront Christian nationalism and offer a faithful path forward.
American Idolatry encourages further conversation about what Christian
nationalism threatens, how to face it, and why it is vitally important
to do so. It will help identify Christian nationalism and build a
framework that makes sense of the relationship between faith and the
current political and cultural context.