Who should we blame for the rise of Christian nationalism? Is it simply the work of white Christian supremacists or far-right evangelical political leaders? Or could it also have been fueled by ordinary American Christians, and their decades-long, unquestioning embrace of something called "civil religion"?

We talk with award-winning author and journalist Brian T. Kaylor about his newly published book, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism.

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Book: Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. https://www.amazon.com/Baptizing-America-Protestants-Christian-Nationalism/dp/0827203381

Podcast: "Baptist Without An Adjective"  https://podcast.wordandway.org

Website: Word&Way https://wordandway.org

Website: Brian Kaylor https://briankaylor.com/