Lectures: Christian Nationalism

Monday, 1:30pm–3:30pm PST

Lecture Dates: March 23

SFSU OLLI, Online-Zoom Platform

Instructor: Jason Hensley, PhD, DMin; jason.n.ruthie@gmail.com

Lectures Description:

Christianity is a religion. Nevertheless, with the development of nationalism in the last few centuries, in some circles, Christianity has developed into both a religion and a political movement. This movement is known as Christian nationalism; it seeks to bring Christianity into government, and to lead nations using Christian principles, Christian ideas, and sometimes, is largely supported by a Christian imperialist way of thinking. This lecture will dive deep into the origins of this Christian nationalism, and then also consider how Christian nationalism affects life in the United States today.

Topic Outline/Schedule:

Week 1, March 23: Origins and the Antidote