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The seven deadly sins of White Christian nationalism : a call to action / Carter Heyward.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion in the modern worldPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]Copyright date: �2022Description: xv, 275 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538167892
  • 1538167891
  • 9781538188316
  • 1538188317
Other title:
  • 7 deadly sins of White Christian nationalism [Cover title]
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Seven deadly sins of white Christian nationalismDDC classification:
  • 261.7 23/eng/20220711
LOC classification:
  • BR517 .H49 2022
Contents:
Part I: In the beginning -- Why this Book? -- What is white Christian nationalism? -- Part II: The seven deadly sins -- Sin as our collective problem -- The first sin : the lust for omnipotence -- The second sin : entitlement -- The third sin : white supremacy -- The fourth sin : misogyny -- The fifth sin : capitalist spirituality -- The sixth sin : domination of the earth and its creatures -- The seventh sin : violence -- Part III: A call to action -- Questions and call -- The first call : empowering one another -- The second call : embodying humility -- The third call : approaching the blackness of God -- The fourth call : empowering women, celebrating sexuality, affirming gender diversity -- The fifth call : transforming capitalism -- The sixth call : belonging with the earth and animals -- The seventh call : breaking the spiral of violence.
Summary: "Hear the call to overcome today's conservative rhetoric of hate and bring virtue back to Christian living... While right-wing conservatives dare to call themselves Christians as they tear down equality and justice, commit horrible acts of violence, and fan the flames of fascism in America, Carter Heyward issues a call to action for Christians to truly hear God's message of peace and love. This book attempts to show ways in which, through our highly privatized theologies and personal spiritualities, we American Christians have played a major role in building and securing structures of injustice in American life. Rising tides of white supremacy, threats to women's reproductive freedoms and to basic human rights for gender and sexual minorities, the widening divide between rich and poor, and increasing natural disasters and the extinction of Earth's species all point to a world crying out for God's wisdom. To move forward as followers of Jesus, we must first call out these ingrained cultural attitudes for what they are-the seven deadly sins of white Christian nationalism. We must commit ourselves to building a more perfect union in small personal ways and in large public acknowledgment of what the culture of white Christian nationalism is doing to our country and world"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Book on Reserve Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia Reserve Books (Short-term Checkouts) BR517.H49 2022 Available 31794003227130

ULS: History of Modern Christianity: 1500 ULS: Spring 2025

Book on Reserve Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg Reserve Books (Short-Term Checkouts) BR517 .H49 2022 Available 31826003542157

ULS: History of Modern Christianity: 1500 ULS: Spring 2025

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index.

Part I: In the beginning -- Why this Book? -- What is white Christian nationalism? -- Part II: The seven deadly sins -- Sin as our collective problem -- The first sin : the lust for omnipotence -- The second sin : entitlement -- The third sin : white supremacy -- The fourth sin : misogyny -- The fifth sin : capitalist spirituality -- The sixth sin : domination of the earth and its creatures -- The seventh sin : violence -- Part III: A call to action -- Questions and call -- The first call : empowering one another -- The second call : embodying humility -- The third call : approaching the blackness of God -- The fourth call : empowering women, celebrating sexuality, affirming gender diversity -- The fifth call : transforming capitalism -- The sixth call : belonging with the earth and animals -- The seventh call : breaking the spiral of violence.

"Hear the call to overcome today's conservative rhetoric of hate and bring virtue back to Christian living... While right-wing conservatives dare to call themselves Christians as they tear down equality and justice, commit horrible acts of violence, and fan the flames of fascism in America, Carter Heyward issues a call to action for Christians to truly hear God's message of peace and love. This book attempts to show ways in which, through our highly privatized theologies and personal spiritualities, we American Christians have played a major role in building and securing structures of injustice in American life. Rising tides of white supremacy, threats to women's reproductive freedoms and to basic human rights for gender and sexual minorities, the widening divide between rich and poor, and increasing natural disasters and the extinction of Earth's species all point to a world crying out for God's wisdom. To move forward as followers of Jesus, we must first call out these ingrained cultural attitudes for what they are-the seven deadly sins of white Christian nationalism. We must commit ourselves to building a more perfect union in small personal ways and in large public acknowledgment of what the culture of white Christian nationalism is doing to our country and world"-- Provided by publisher.

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