Politicology
Democracy’s Christian Enemies — Part 2
Are there tendencies within Christian tradition that...
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Feb 15 2024 57m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Christianity in the reactionary politics of France and Germany in the 20th centuryChapter 2 5 mins
The allure of authoritarian leaders who promise to fix cultural issuesChapter 3 5 mins
The idealization of a past Christian nation and the ubiquitous use of anti-LGBT rhetoric in policial mobilizationChapter 4 14 mins
The difficulty of appealing to authoritarian-leaning Christians and the influence of leaders in those communitiesChapter 5 2 mins
) “Covenantal democracy” rooted in the Baptist traditionChapter 6 4 mins
The importance of civic literacy and political ethics education among Christians to inoculate against authoritarian tendenciesChapter 7 17 mins
The importance of long-term cultural and interpersonal work to build stronger democratic norms