Resisting Christian Nationalism with the Gospel of Peace - a new short course with Drew Strait, PhD
Channel: Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Date: 2023-02-02

Join Drew Strait, PhD, for his short course on "Resisting Christian Nationalism with the Gospel of Peace." Learn more and register: https://www.ambs.edu/resisting-christian-nationalism

This online short course runs from April 12 – May 9, 2023.

This short course defines white Christian nationalism and offers practical suggestions for how pastors and leaders can challenge white Christian nationalism. During this course, participants will join Drew Strait, PhD, for conversation in online forums and weekly hour-long synchronous meetings.

Drawing on the disciplines of biblical studies, theology and peace studies, this course will explore what “realistic,” “everyday” and “effective” nonviolent resistance can look like in the context of congregations. This course will give special attention to defining white Christian nationalism, political idolatry, nonviolent civil resistance and strategies for animating the whole life of Jesus for disorienting theologies of oppression.

In addition to weekly hour-long synchronous meetings with Strait, participants will also watch pre-recorded guest lectures from five prominent scholars in the field on topics connected to Christian nationalism. Those scholars include:
- Pamela Cooper-White, author of the Psychology of Christian Nationalism
- Angela Denker, author of Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage it Leaves Behind
- Bradley Onishi, author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism
- Lisa Schirch, author of The Ecology of Violent Extremism
- Andrew Whitehead, co-author of Taking America for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States

The course is designed for students of various backgrounds, including those who have never completed graduate-level work.

Short course students are expected to read assigned materials and complete short assignments, writing in an online discussion forum. Students manage their own time to meet weekly assignment deadlines.

Learn more and register: https://www.ambs.edu/resisting-christian-nationalism

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