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Philip Gorski

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Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Apotheosis of Washington

What a video of an Jan. 6 insurrectionist illustrates about race, religion, and nationalism in the MAGA movement.

by Philip Gorski via Uncivil Religion on November 3, 2021
Religion and the Republic

Looking to the French Revolution and the writings of Tocqueville for insight into Trump’s America.

by Philip Gorski via Public Books on November 14, 2017

The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

Philip Gorski, Samuel Perry

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The American flag on a black background; underneath the flag the outline of the Christian cross is visible

How Christian Is Christian Nationalism?

Many Americans who advocate it have little interest in religion and an aversion to American culture as it currently exists. What really defines the movement?

by Kelefa Sanneh via The New Yorker on March 27, 2023

Billy Graham leading a prayer at the Republican National Convention, Miami, Florida, August 1968; Richard Nixon is at right.

Victimhood and Vengeance

The contemporary rise of Christian nationalism in the US is a reactionary response to the country’s liberalization over the past half-century.

by Linda Greenhouse via New York Review of Books on January 19, 2023

Winthrop’s “City” Was Exceptional, not Exceptionalist

A review of Daniel T. Rodgers’ "As a City on a Hill: The Story of America’s Most Famous Lay Sermon."

by Jim Sleeper via Los Angeles Review of Books on February 19, 2019

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