Angela Denker, author of Red State Christians, Presented at Lake Superior Freethinkers’ First Sunday Meeting on August 4th.
From The Author:
Join Red State Christians author Angela Denker on August 4th at Lake Superior Freethinkers meeting to discuss the growing popularity and influence of American white Christian Nationalism, and how to combat it in your community.
Denker, an ELCA Lutheran pastor and veteran journalist, has been researching white Christian Nationalism since 2018, and she also recently served three years as a rural parish pastor in Southwestern Minnesota, where a majority of her parishioners voted for Trump.
During this meeting, Denker will help us define Christian Nationalism in historical, sociological, and theological terms, help us understand its roots and how it’s being weaponized in American politics, as well as an introduction to the Lutheran Theology of the Cross as a tool of resistance against Christian Nationalism: a framework that’s helpful regardless of peoples’ personal faith background, beliefs, or lack thereof.
She will also talk with attendees about self-care in a time of Christian Nationalism, and how to engage in this work without becoming overcome by burnout or a sense of loneliness – as well as why religious and non-religious Americans alike need to work together across belief differences to fight against Christian Nationalism and for the separation of church and state. Make sure to bring your questions and examples from your context to share in Q&A and discussion time.
Rev. Angela Denker is an ELCA Lutheran pastor and veteran journalist. Her first book, Red State Christians, was the 2019 Silver Foreword Indies award-winner for political and social sciences. She has written for many publications, including Sports Illustrated, the Washington Post, and FORTUNE magazine, and has appeared on CNN, BBC, SkyNews, and NPR to share her research on politics and Christian Nationalism in the U.S. P
Angela’s new book, Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood, will be released on March 25, 2025.
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