Christian nationalists have the same objections to democracy that Dostoyevsky’s Grand Inquisitor has to Christ’s vision.
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The Founders vs. Dostoyevsky’s Inquisitor
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Pullman and White Christian Nationalists
In “The Secret Commonwealth” Pullmans description of the Magisterium sounds a lot like White Christian Nationalism.
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The False God of Christian Nationalists
Christian nationalists, as Milton would note, worship power, not the god of love.
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When Millenarians Meet a Pandemic
Mandel’s “Station Eleven” predicts the kind of religious language we can expect to hear from some as the pandemic deepens. It’s not pleasant.
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