Let’s Talk About Christian Nationalism
The Candler Foundry
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Dates: May 6 - May 27, 2026
Course Time: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET (Online)
Course Description
Should a Christian be a patriot? Is there a difference between patriotism and nationalism? How can I love my country when it seems to have forgotten the ideas on which it was built? On the nation’s America’s 250th anniversary, and a time of deep division, this course offers new ways to think about faith, democracy and nationhood. Drawing on a range of iconic and lesser-known thinkers, it confronts the problem of Christian nationalism with the patriotism of peace.
For more information, please email our Assistant Director of Community Learning and Partnerships, Donnell Williamson, at dwilliamson@emory.edu.
Recommended Books
Erdozain, Dominic. To Love a Country: The Problem of Patriotism in America.
Meet the Instructor
Dr. Dominic Erdozain
Dr. Dominic Erdozain studied modern history at Oxford University and earned his MPhil and PhD at Cambridge. He lectured at King’s College London for several years before moving to Atlanta, where he is currently researching the history and culture of firearms in the United States. His most recent book, One Nation Under Guns, explores the relationship between republican constitutionalism and American gun culture. His current project is a study of the influence of Christian theology on gun rights and the military tradition, provisionally titled Arming Jesus: God and Guns in America. Read more here.
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