The Bible According to Christian Nationalists
Exploiting Scripture for Political Power
9780827203525
142 pages
Chalice Press
Overview
Feel like the Bible is being misused? You're not alone. Many people of faith are heartbroken and angry watching scripture distorted to justify political power grabs, exclusion, and even violence. Christian Nationalism blurs the line between faith and politics, replacing the Gospel’s liberating message with a dangerous ideology that undermines both democracy and discipleship.
But the Bible doesn’t belong to extremists. It belongs to God’s people.
In The Bible According to Christian Nationalists, author and minister Brian Kaylor exposes the seven deceptive ways Christian Nationalists manipulate scripture for their own ends—from cherry-picking verses for gerrymandering to treating the Bible as a political prop. With clarity and courage, Kaylor shows how these tactics betray the very heart of the Gospel.
Author Bio
Coauthor of Baptizing America and Unsettling Lent: A Devotional, Word&Way Editor & President since 2016, Brian Kaylor is an award-winning writer and sought-after expert on issues of religion, politics, and communication. He also hosts the award-winning podcast “Baptist Without An Adjective.”
In addition to articles and editorials for Word&Way, his writings have been published by CNN, Houston Chronicle, Kansas City Star, Louisville Courier-Journal, Religion News Service, Roll Call, Sojourners, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, and many other outlets.
Brian has a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Communication from the University of Missouri, and a B.A. in Communication and Christian Ministry from Southwest Baptist University. He is the author of four books on religion and politics: Vote Your Principles: Party Must Not Trump Principles; Sacramental Politics: Religious Worship as Political Action; Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in an Age of Confessional Politics; and For God’s Sake, Shut Up!
He previously served as Associate Director of Churchnet (also known as the Baptist General Convention of Missouri), Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University in Virginia, Contributing Editor for Ethics Daily, and Pastor of Union Mound Baptist Church in Elkland, Missouri. He currently serves as chair of both the Communication Advisory Committee and the Resolutions Committee for the Baptist World Alliance.
Follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianKaylor.
