Christian Realism, Nationalism(s), and Religious Freedom

It seems as if we are constantly hearing about so-called Christian nationalism, critiques from the ideologues of the Left and, strangely, proposed as a healthy alternative by a small cadre of non-mainstream academics on the Right.  It is the arguments of this latter group that I will focus attention on, but first we must look at the history and meaning of the word “nationalism” and then the phony, anti-Christian pseudo-history being promulgated by the Left.  This latter is the real threat as progressives brand American Bible-believing, theologically orthodox Christians as fascistic ‘Christian nationalists.’  Whether on the Right or the Left, the use of the term is bad terminology, bad history, and bad theology.