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Christian Nationalism

                                                                                                           Download here: We are Christians Against Christian Nationalism

Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton on Christian Nationalism:  Watch Video

Find several excellent articles from the Journal of Lutheran Ethics on the ELCA website 

Find very helpful ecumenical resources and tips on how to talk to your congregations about Christian Nationalism at Christians Against Christian Nationalism

Local Wisconsin pastor compiles important resources:    Resource from Rev. Peter Heide.  Baraboo, WI 

Suggested Readings (in addition to recommendations in Rev. Heide’s resource)

“Exvangelical and Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That’s Fighting Back,” by Blake Chastain, published by Penguin Random House (available on September 24, 2024)

“The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism” by Katherine Stewart

“The Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right” by Anne Nelson


 

Christian Nationalism in Germany during WWI and the resistance, with a focus on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

LOPPW’s Presentations from a book study on “Letters and Papers from Prison” including Bonhoeffer’s context, the Nazified church and its theologians, and other allies to those persecuted.

Bonhoeffer Session One

Bonhoeffer Session Two

Bonhoeffer Session Three

Allies Wisconsin Ties  Also watch the excellent PBS video, “Wisconsin’s Nazi Reistance: The Mildred Fish-Harnack Story” 


New Resources from colleagues in Pennsylvania!

“Lessons from Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a House Divided and a World on Fire”