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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 1d

Meet the host and panelists for our upcoming Religion & New Religious Movements in Contemporary Crises Episode!
We are honored and excited to be joined by these four scholars for an exciting topic.
Join us Thursday Oct. 23, 3-4pm EST.
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for a discussion at the intersection of modern-day crises and the ways religion shapes and is shaped by these shifts in religious tradition.Learn more and register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 2d

Religion & New Religious Movements and Contemporary Crises will go into how these movements address urgent political, cultural, and environmental crises, from technological transformation to ecological collapse.
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 2d

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 9d

Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation has new articles available via open access in preparation for the release of Volume 34 Issue 2. Read the first of these articles, written by Brett Hendrickson, at www.cambridge.org/core/journal....

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 12d

Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism is now available to watch and listen on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. Click the graphic below for QR codes to the recordings or visit the episode page (raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...) for more information and links.

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 20d

Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism begins today at 3 p.m. Eastern. Join us for a Zoom webinar on the thematic, historic, and comparative intersection of two versions of Christian nationalism.

You can still register for today's conversation at raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel....

Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 21d

Our Biennial Conference on Religion and American Culture will take place this coming summer!
Explore all about the Biennial, past proceedings, and learn more about the upcoming conference!
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 22d

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American Idols - Axis Mundi Media

American Idols A podcast series about how and why one world-renowned sociologist renewed his faith by leaving Christian nationalism behind. In this limited series, world-renowned sociologists Andrew W...

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 22d

Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism will take place in person & zoom on September 18th.
Get ahead of the conversation & learn more with a podcast ft Dr. Whitehead!
Find more resources on our website and after the episode, find show notes and more!
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 23d

A Journal of Interpretation is one of our most important and well known programs.
In thousands of libraries, with publications going back to 1991, embracing a diversity of approaches/perspectives, this publication explores religion and American culture.
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 27d

We are one week away from our first episode of Religion & Season 6, Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism! Plus our first ever live, in person event! Learn more and register in person or over zoom. You won't want to miss this vital conversation.
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 28d

ARDA’s goal is to preserve and provide access to high-quality data on religion in the United States and abroad.
Learn more and explore these free tools: www.thearda.com

The Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) best reference source to find data, information, datasets on American & international religion, US Religion Census

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 28d

The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) is one of the Center's largest and best known programs.
Explore learning modules, articles, and more that allow you to interactively explore the best data
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 29d

Find more resources on our website and after the episode, find show notes and more!
Register today, you won't want to miss this conversation!
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · 29d

Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism will take place in person and over zoom on September 18th!
Get ahead of the conversation and learn more with some resources from the panelists!
Find more resources on our website.
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 8

This project is looking at the ways religious congregations approach many difficult topics such as racism, immigration, abortion, gender identity, gun ownership, and economic inequality. Learn more: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/con...

Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Congregations and Polarization Project (CAP) is an effort to learn how congregations are dealing with the current climate of cultural and political division.
Learn more about CAP, read articles and blogs, watch their short video, and more: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/con...

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meet the host and panelists for our upcoming Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism episode! In person and over zoom, this episode will examine many of the different facets of Christian Nationalism around the globe.
Learn more and register: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...

Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 3

Read one of @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social's recent articles for Kettering: kettering.org/how-christia...

How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy and What Can Be Done about It

Social scientific research provides evidence of how Christian nationalism and, by extension, initiatives like Project 2025 pose a threat to any pluralistic, democratic society.

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations to @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social on being named a @kettering.org Fellow and a Senior Democracy Fellow for @prri.org!
To learn more about the new fellows and their important work visit
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Senior Democracy Fellows

PRRI’s Senior Democracy Fellows program brings together leading scholars and knowledge producers who are addressing the threat of white Christian nationalism and offering an alternative cultural and r...

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PRRI @prri.org · Sep 2

We are excited to introduce the PRRI Senior Democracy Fellows — a dynamic cohort of scholars and knowledge producers working at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics.

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · Sep 2

What is Christian nationalism, really? Sociologist @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social (American Idolatory)explains how it blends faith and politics, why persecution stories stick, and why schools and families are ground zero in today’s culture wars. 🎧 youtu.be/HFo8GBllj4Y

Christian Nationalism and the Idols of Power with Andrew Whitehead

YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast

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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us for a conversation at the intersection of two contrasting versions of Christian nationalism & how we might better understand the impetus for and responses to each.
Can't make it to Indianapolis? Don't worry, you can still watch this episode over Zoom!
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Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture @csraac.bsky.social · Sep 2

This month join us and leading scholars for an IN PERSON Religion & episode: Religion & Cross-Cultural Christian Nationalism.
Find more information and register for this in person event: raac.indianapolis.iu.edu/programs/rel...

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