What is Christian Nationalism, and is it Really a Thing?

So, what are Christians in the United States to make of all this?  Part I of this article argues that the alarmism about Christian Nationalism is overblown, and often manipulated as a political weapon or to try to undermine the legitimacy of recent advances in religious liberty protections. But it nonetheless is also true that many people identifying as Christian are also drawn to exuberant and sometimes troubling forms of nationalism. Christians should thus be paying attention to this debate. Further, the embracing of some in the Reformed tradition of Christian Nationalism as the way to pursue the Reformed concern with culture and society calls us to reflect carefully on the boundaries between tending to God’s earth and idolizing earthly kingdoms. Read Full Article »