Webinars
Bringing you conversations that take a deeper dive into Christian nationalism.
Feel free to share these videos with your congregation or small group if you find them helpful. We also have other resources for further exploration or conversation, including a podcast series and companion discussion guide.
Advancing Religious Freedom In Public Schools
Recorded February 23, 2023
How can we advance religious freedom in public schools? Hear views and practical information from government and from academia in this webinar, first broadcast live on Feb. 23, 2023. The featured presenters are Maggie Siddiqi, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education, and the Rev. Dr. Brian Kaylor, President and Editor-in-Chief of Word&Way. Hosting this webinar is Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC and lead organizer of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign.
How White Christian Nationalism Threatens Democracy
Recorded October 26, 2022
The political ideology and cultural framework of white Christian nationalism distorts the Christian faith and America’s government — and poses dangers to both. Georgetown's Center and Faith and Justice hosted an important conversation on October 26, 2022, with The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty); Dr. Samuel Perry, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Oklahoma; and Rev. Jim Wallis, Chair in Faith and Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice.
The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
Recorded May 16th, 2022
Dr. Samuel Perry and Dr. Philip Gorski join BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler for a conversation about their new book, titled "The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy."
Gorski and Perry are sociologists, who teach respectively at Yale University and the University of Oklahoma, and have documented the rise of white Christian nationalism in the United States. This webinar was broadcast live on May 16, 2022, just days after the shooting in Buffalo, New York, and the authors explained that the white supremacist views the shooter expressed in an online statement line up with classic Christian nationalist beliefs and rhetoric, even though the killer admitted to not being a Christian.
White Christian Nationalism: How Racism Undergirds Christian Nationalism
Recorded July 14, 2021
How does Christian nationalism overlap with and provide cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation? This conversation between author and scholar Jemar Tisby and researcher Robert P. Jones sheds light on ways white supremacy is intertwined with Christian nationalism and how we can work to root it out of our churches and ourselves. BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler moderates the discussion, which includes personal experiences and how to approach difficult conversations.
Confronting Christian Nationalism in Your Congregation
Recorded February 26, 2021
What is the difference between patriotism and nationalism? How are Christian nationalism and white supremacy linked? These are hard questions confronting congregations across the country, dominating the news and invading worship spaces. In this webinar originally provided for congregations in the Southwest, BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler talks about the dangers of Christian nationalism and offers some ways we can respond. This event was sponsored by Christians Against Christian Nationalism, BJC, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Texas, Faith Commons, Faith Forward Dallas and Fellowship Southwest.
Democracy and Faith Under Siege: Responding to Christian Nationalism
Recorded January 27, 2021
How can we respond when we see our faith and democracy under siege? On this webinar, hear from The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Dr. Andrew L. Whitehead, Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis; and moderator Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty). They explore how Christians are identifying and responding to the dangers of Christian nationalism in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and they share advice on how we can combat this dangerous political ideology.