Christian Nationalism and Worship

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From time to time in the history of Christianity, some Christians have fused a strong political or social identity with their sense of what it means to be faithful as Christian disciples and as the church. Indeed, for these groups, the two spheres become inseparable. The current tumultuous times in the United States have seen the rise of another example of this fusion, often expressed in how worship services are constructed and led. This course seeks to scrutinize Christian nationalism in both prior and current forms, especially as these have found liturgical expression. Robust Christologically- and eschatologically-based theologies of worship will be brought to bear to question liturgically-expressed Christian nationalism today.