The Civic Gospel Revisited: The Soul of Who We Are
Titles of Presentations in a Panel
The New Anointed One: The Christocrats Devotion to Far Right Politics
Abstract
This panel will explore the changes and consistencies in the political impact of the Christocrats, who are explained and analyzed in the original book, The Civic Gospel: A Political Cartography of Christianity (2009). The ways in which right wing religion (particularly the Christian religion) and politics have intertwined (preaching the Gospel is preaching politics) in many ways will be one of the subjects of discussion. The current historical moment is a time when the closing down of alternative discourse continues to gain strength, a time when dissent is equated to being Anti-American or worse a socialist, a time when surveillance is ubiquitous, a time when racism helps to win presidential elections, a time when freedom is given up for the sake of security, a time of pandemic when being a good citizen means being a good consumer at the cost of your health, a time when schools have become the place of information processing and warehousing. It is within this historical context the presenters discuss several perspectives on the civic gospel. These will be developed in the 2nd edition of the book, The Civic Gospel Revisited: The Soul of Who We Are.
Presentation Description
This paper is part of the forthcoming The Civic Gospel Revisited: The Soul of Who We Are. It discusses the continuation of the ties between the Christian Right and “conservative politics.” The paper also analyzes the continuation of the politics of Ressentiment under a new “anointed by God” President Donald Trump.
Location
Stream A: Curriculum Dialogues
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, William M., "The Civic Gospel Revisited: The Soul of Who We Are" (2020). Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative. 2.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cssc/2020/2020/2
The Civic Gospel Revisited: The Soul of Who We Are
Stream A: Curriculum Dialogues
This panel will explore the changes and consistencies in the political impact of the Christocrats, who are explained and analyzed in the original book, The Civic Gospel: A Political Cartography of Christianity (2009). The ways in which right wing religion (particularly the Christian religion) and politics have intertwined (preaching the Gospel is preaching politics) in many ways will be one of the subjects of discussion. The current historical moment is a time when the closing down of alternative discourse continues to gain strength, a time when dissent is equated to being Anti-American or worse a socialist, a time when surveillance is ubiquitous, a time when racism helps to win presidential elections, a time when freedom is given up for the sake of security, a time of pandemic when being a good citizen means being a good consumer at the cost of your health, a time when schools have become the place of information processing and warehousing. It is within this historical context the presenters discuss several perspectives on the civic gospel. These will be developed in the 2nd edition of the book, The Civic Gospel Revisited: The Soul of Who We Are.
