The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide

The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide

by Pamela Cooper-White
The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide

The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide

by Pamela Cooper-White

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Overview

How do we overcome polarization in American society? How do we advocate for justice when one side won't listen to the other and cycles of outrage escalate?

These questions have been pressing for years, but the emergence of a vocal, virulent Christian nationalism have made it even more urgent that we find a way forward.

In three brief, incisive chapters Pamela Cooper-White uncovers the troubling extent of Christian nationalism, explores its deep psychological roots, and discusses ways in which advocates for justice can safely and effectively attempt to talk across the deep divides in our society.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781506482118
Publisher: 1517 Media
Publication date: 05/31/2022
Pages: 190
Sales rank: 243,357
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Pamela Cooper-White, MDiv, PhD, LCPC, is Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor Emerita of Psychology and Religion and dean emerita at Union Theological Seminary in New York; an Episcopal priest and licensed psychotherapist; and the 2013-2014 Fulbright-Freud Scholar of Psychoanalysis in Vienna, Austria. An award-winning author, she has published ten books, including Many Voices: Pastoral Psychotherapy in Relational and Theological Perspective and The Psychology of Christian Nationalism. She is active on several editorial, academic, and psychoanalytic boards, and is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Unholy Alliances: Christian Nationalism, White Supremacy, and the Pursuit of Power 9

2 Why Are People Drawn In by Extremist Beliefs? Conscious Needs and Unconscious Lures 39

3 How to Talk Across the Divide: Creating Human Ties across (Extreme) Difference 100

Further Reading and Resources 139

Notes 143

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