The Religion of American Greatness What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism?

Are Christians under siege? It might feel like it, judging from social media posts by your friends and neighbors. This is the topic during this week’s Good Faith podcast, in which David French talks to Dr. Paul Miller, a scholar and public servant devoted to ordered liberty at home and abroad.
Paul is a political theorist and political scientist focusing on international affairs, the American experiment, and America's role in the world. He is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He served as Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the National Security Council staff; worked as an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency; and served as a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army.
He’s also a Christian.
In this podcast, David talks to Paul about his most recent book, "The Religion of American Greatness: What's Wrong With Christian Nationalism."
Specifically, they address:
- what is Christian nationalism?
- what's at stake if we misunderstand the relationship between Christianity and the American nation
- how is the religion of American greatness an illiberal political theory, at odds with the genius of the American experiment?
- how can Christians relearn how to love our country without idolizing it?
- how can we seek a healthier Christian political witness that respects our constitutional ideals and a biblical vision of justice?