I appreciated some zingy comments on “Christian Nationalism” in Russell Moore’s newsletter:
What if Jesus was right when he said that “no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again” (John 3:3)? If so, then [Patriarch] Kirill’s claim that nationalist militarism can save a person is not just manipulative but blasphemous. It empowers not just national injustice but also personal damnation.
For the social-gospel-oriented left wing, Christianity exists to build a social order in step with the upward progress of humanity. For the Christian nationalist right wing, Christianity exists to build a social order in step with national or ethnic identity. The gospel is the means for a forward-looking utopianism in the one case and a backward-looking nostalgia in the other. Christian nationalism is a liberation theology for white people.
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