Lexington Books
Pages: 176
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-66697-571-0 • Hardback • January 2025 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-66697-572-7 • eBook • November 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Chuck A. Baker is professor at Delaware County Community College.
Chapter One: Nationalism Theory
Chapter Two: Culture Wars
Chapter Three: Religion
Chapter Four: Politics
Chapter Five: Terrorism
Chapter Six: Economics
Chapter Seven: Education
Chapter Eight: Media
Chapter Nine: Global Comparison
Confronting Ethnic White Christian Nationalism provides a comprehensive account of how and why the coalition of White Christians and supporters of far-right nationalism has transformed America into a MAGA country. Professor Baker investigates the strategy of White Christian nationalists to control the current agenda of the Republican Party. In doing so, he analyzes the political and economic motivations of the people supporting authoritarianism, racism, xenophobia, sexism, and violence. He also demonstrates the damaging impact of White Christian nationalism on the core democratic values and institutions. Fake news, culture wars, anti-migrant phobia, as well as the increasing propensity to use violence (from protests to domestic terrorism) are undermining the very nature of US democracy. This is an especially timely book that ought to be read by anyone bewildered by our current political moment.
— Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia, Rutgers University–Newark
Confronting Ethnic White Christian Nationalism: How the Alternative Right Is Redesigning America offers a fresh sociological view of White Christian Nationalism. Chuck Baker takes the reader on a very matter of fact journey from the beginning of this phenomenon to our current time. Whether you are a student, faculty member or just interested in learning more about how White Christian Nationalism came to be in the United States, I highly recommend this book. In fact, it should be required reading in high school and post-secondary institutions.
— John B. Craig, West Chester University of Pennsylvania