Resources

Christians Against Christian Nationalism

Christians Against Christian Nationalism is the national organization of which CACN-Portland is a local chapter. Their site has a wealth of information about Christian nationalism, how to get involved in their campaign to end it, how to start a local chapter, and much more.

CACNPDX Blog

The CACNPDX Blog is just getting off the ground. Here you will find regular blog posts by CACNPDX members on Christian nationalism: its history, beliefs, and cult-like characteristics; why it is a theological and constitutional abomination; and much more. You will also find information on practical, effective ways that denominations, faith communities, their congregants, and members of the general public can push back against Christian nationalism and promote religious liberty for all. 

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BJC Online

Provides commentary and legal/theological analysis focusing on the separation of church and state and identifying when government policy crosses into Christian nationalism.

Heidelblog

Curates multi-perspective resources, critiques, and alternative frameworks (such as Kuyperian theology) regarding Christian nationalism.

Reluctant Prophet

Curated by the Rev. Ken Howard, CACN-PDX President and Community Connections Coordinator. Focuses on important issue from a theological/moral perspective, especially Christian nationalism.

Confronting Christian Nationalism

A limited series by Vote Common Good on the troubling rise of Christian Nationalism.

The Dangers of Christian Nationalism

A ten-part series by the Baptist Joint Committee on the dangers posed by Christian Nationalism.

Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers

An investigative series dives deep into the Christian Nationalist movement, tracing its growth and influence from a hub in Moscow, Idaho.

Bad Faith (1 hr 29 min) 

Explores the roots of Christian Nationalism in the White Supremacy Movement in the 1960's as part of a shrewd, calculated, and well-executed plan that became cloaked as a religious movement.

God and Country (1 hr 28 min)

Looks at the implications of Christian Nationalism and how it distorts not only our constitutional republic, but Christianity itself. 

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• Cooper-White, Pamela. (2022). The psychology of Christian nationalism: Why people are drawn in and how to talk across the divide, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.

• Du Mez, Kristin. (2020). Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, New York, NY: Norton & Company.

• Howard, Kenneth. (2010). Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them, Orleans, MA: Paraclete Press.

• Snyder, Timothy. (2017). On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.

• Snyder, Timothy. (2025). On Freedom, New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group.

• Taylor, Matthew. (2024). The Violent Take It by Force, Minneapolis, MN: Broadleaf.

• Amato, E. (2024). “Rhetorical Demagoguery: An Exploration of Trump’s and Hitler’s Rise to Power,” Boiling Springs, NC: Gardner-Webb.

• Arendt, H. (1973). The Origins of Totalitarianism, Orlando, FL: Harcourt.

• Boyarin, D. (2024). Border Lines: The Partition of Judaeo-Christianity, Philadelphia: Univ. of Pennsylvania.

• Carroll, J. (2002). Constantine’s Sword: The Church & the Jews, A History, Boston: Mariner.

• Daly, J. (2004). When Slavery Was Called Freedom: Evangelicalism, Proslavery, and the Causes of the Civil War, Lexington, KY: University Press.

• JVL. (n.d.). “Joseph Goebbels: On the ‘Big Lie,’” Jewish Virtual Library (JVL).

• Lincoln, A. (1861). First Inaugural Address (Mar 4, 1861). Avalon Project. New Haven: Yale University Law Library.

• Loveland, A. (1980). Southern Evangelicals & the Social Order, 1800-1860, Baton Rouge: LSU Press.

• McGever, S. (2024). Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, & Whitefield, Lisle, IL: IVP.

• Nicholas V., Pope. (1452). ”Dum Diversas,” Indigenous Values Initiative, Doctrine of Discovery Project, Jul 23, 2018.

• USHM. (n.d.) "Hitler Comes to Power,” Washington, DC: U.S. Holocaust Museum.

• Washington, G. (1796). Washington’s Farewell Address to the People of the United States, Wash., DC: Natl. Constitution Ctr.

• Armaly, M., et al. (2022).“Christian Nationalism and Political Violence: Victimhood, Racial Identity, Conspiracy, and Support for the Capitol Attacks,” Political Behavior.

• Baylor. (2021). Christian Nationalism. Baylor Religion Survey, Wave 6, Waco, TX: Baylor Univ.

• Casey, M. (Aug 2024). “Project 2025: The Blueprint for Christian Nationalist Regime Change,” From Many, We, Kettering Fdtn.

• Corbin, C. (2020). “The Supreme Court’s facilitation of white Christian nationalism,” Alabama Law Review.

• Mayo, L. (Jan 2021). “Repentance for Silence in the face of Christian Nationalism,” Alliance of Baptists.

• Perry, A., et al. (2022). Christian Nationalism and the January 6, 2021 Insurrection, Wash., DC: Baptist Joint Cmte. (BJC).

• Perry, S., et al. (2023). “My country, white or wrong: Christian nationalism, race, and blind patriotism,” Ethnic & Racial Studies.

• Perry, S., et al. (2022). “‘I Don’t Want Everybody to Vote’: Christian Nationalism & Restricting Voter Access in the United States,” Sociological Forum.

• PRRI. (Feb 2023). ”A Christian Nation? Understanding the Threat of Christian Nationalism to American Democracy & Culture,” Wash., DC: PRRI.

• PRRI. (Feb, 2024). ”Support for Christian Nationalism in All 50 States: Findings from PRRI’s 2023 American Values Atlas,” Wash., DC: PRRI.

• PRRI. (Sep, 2024). ”One Leader Under God: The Connection Between Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism in America (Findings from the 2024 Religion and Authoritarianism Survey),” Wash., DC: PRRI.

• PRRI. (Apr 2025). “New Survey: Majority of Americans Agree That President Trump Is “A Dangerous Dictator Whose Power Should Be Limited,” Wash., DC: PRRI.

• Shin, A., et al. (2024). The Crisis of Christian Nationalism: Report from the House of Bishops Theology Committee. New York: Church Publishing.

• Stackaruk, C., et al. (Dec 2023). ”Christian Nationalism: A New Approach,” Neighborly Faith.

• Alberta, T. (Dec 2023). “The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Authoritarianism: The forces of Christian nationalism are now ascendant both inside the Church & inside the Republican Party,” Atlantic.

• Ben-Ghiat, R. (Mar 2025). “We Are Living Through Moral Collapse. How Democrats Can Strike Back,” Lucid..

• Cohen, B. (Feb 2025). “Christian nationalism is rising. “So is the Christian resistance. ‘It’s a gross distortion of the teachings of Jesus,’ said one advocate,” Jewish Daily Forward.

• Dickinson, T. (Feb 2025). “The Christian Nationalist Machine Turning Hate Into Law: The National Association of Christian Lawmakers is enacting its “biblical worldview,” one state legislature at a time,” Rolling Stone.

• Giatti, I. (Mar 2025). “Texas Pastor Joel Webbon claims there’s ‘no place’ for non-Christians in American leadership,” Christian Post.

• Hayes, K. (Aug 2024). “The Frightening Intersection of Christian Nationalism and Techno-Fascism,” Organizing My Thoughts.

• Hayes, L. (May 2024). “Project 2025: A Christian Nationalist playbook outlines a broad scheme to overthrow American democracy and install a theocracy,” Church & State Magazine.

• Howard, K. (Sep 2025). “The Long-Awaited Fall of the No-So-Moral Non-Majority – Part 6: How and why has sexual abuse become so widespread in evangelical ‘Christian’ and ‘Christian’ nationalist churches,” Reluctant Prophet.

• Jipson, A. (Jul 2025). “What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ & how is it linked to political extremism in the US?” Ohio Capital Journal.

• Jones, R. (Aug 2023). “The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think,” Time.

• Jones, R. (Sep 2024). “Trump’s Christian Nationalist Vision for America,” Time.

• Kelaidis, K. (Apr 2024). “How Putin’s Brutal ‘Christian’ Nationalism Seduced the American Right,” Real Clear Politics.

• Khaled, F. (May 2023). “Pro-Trump Pastor Cites Bible to Suggest Violence Needed to Take Power,” Newsweek.

• Lang, A. (Sep 2023). “Christian nationalism: How evangelical Christianity became a political religion,” Baptist News Global.

• Lehmann, C. (Mar 2024). “The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Crusade to Conquer America,” Nation.

• LeTourneau, N. (Aug 2020). “Trump Gave Christian Nationalists What They Want: Power – They will toss the Constitution aside in support of an autocrat to enact their agenda,” Wash. Monthly.

• McCrummen, S. (Jan 2025). “The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows,” Atlantic.

• Mishell, Z. (Jul 2024). “How Project 2025 Threatens Religious Freedom & Democracy,” Interfaith Alliance.

• Otten, T. (Aug 2023). “Evangelicals Call Jesus ‘Liberal’ and ‘Weak’ – A former evangelical leader is sounding the alarm about the direction his religion is headed in,” New Republic.

• Packer, G. (Oct 2025). “The Depth of MAGA’s Moral Collapse: How we got to “I love Hitler,” Atlantic.

• Perry, S. (Jan 2022). “Violence isn’t the only way Christian nationalism endangers democracy,” RNS.

• Pitcher, G. (Nov 2024). “Why Christian Nationalists defend the criminal Trump at any cost,” Premier Christianity.

• Schenck, R. (Nov/Dec 2024). “Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist: When religion is placed at the service of a political party, it corrupts both,” Mother Jones.

• Stroop, C. (Feb 2025). “Christian Nationalism is Authentically Christian — And According to a New Poll Most White Evangelicals are Supporters,” Religion Dispatches.

• Wehner, P. (Sep 2025). “Fully MAGA-fied Christianity: Politics, especially culture-war politics, now provides many fundamentalists and evangelicals with a sense of community and a common enemy,” Atlantic.

• Wilkenson, F. (Feb 2025). “MAGA’s driving force is Christian nationalism: Christian nationalists insist that the US was founded as a Christian conservative nation,” Declan Herald.