"With a rare combination of sociological insight and pastoral concern, Andrew Whitehead has given us an invaluable field guide to recognizing the threat that Christian nationalism poses for the integrity of Christian theology and the health of American churches, particularly those that are predominantly white. This timely and practical book serves as a much-needed moral compass in these bewildering times."
--Robert P. Jones, president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute; author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

"At a moment in time when people are not taking Christianity seriously, or have been hurt by the faith, Whitehead invites us into repair. American Idolatry is a reckoning with a faith that desires power more than love. But it is also a redemption. A resurrection. And quite possibly for those who need it--a revolution. Whitehead has an important story to tell."
--Danté Stewart, award-winning author of Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle

"Sociologist Andrew Whitehead's scholarship has greatly deepened America's understanding of white Christian nationalism. In American Idolatry he powerfully engages the subject on intimate terrain, that of a Christian believer deeply grieved by the ways white Christian nationalism has weaponized the faith he loves. A lively and lucid read, American Idolatry is a significant contribution to our understanding of white Christian nationalism and the social and psychological forces that underlie it."
--Obery M. Hendricks Jr., author of Christians against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith

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