Christian Nationalism is increasingly limited as a label – unless one of abuse. It includes such variation that it seems better to talk of Christian Nationalisms.
Now, not every Christian nationalist fits neatly into one of the four categories assessed here; often Christian nationalism is a composite. Evangelicals energised by Christian nationalism are unlikely to be aligned with all Christian nationalists. Evangelicals reacting against Christian nationalism may not wholly reject all forms. Others agree in part but resist the label of Christian nationalist.
Christian ethno-nationalism
Christian ethno-nationalism sees the danger of an alien race. This form tends to conflate a Christian nation with a white nation. It often comes with references to ‘our people’. Stephen Wolfe in his Case for Christian Nationalism stated: ‘no nation (properly speaking) is composed of two or more ethnicities.’
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