{"id":32403,"date":"2026-01-27T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=32403"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:05:32","slug":"michael-austin-why-american-christian-nationalism-is-neither-christian-nor-american","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/michael-austin-why-american-christian-nationalism-is-neither-christian-nor-american\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Austin: Why American Christian Nationalism is Neither Christian Nor American"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We talked with philosophy professor Michael W. Austin about how Christian nationalism is contrary to Christian virtues AND American values, and offers us a better form of civic engagement. In his book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/75288\/9780802884350\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>American Christian Nationalism: Neither American Nor Christian<\/em><\/a>, Michael accessibly explains the meaning and history behind nationalism and systematically shows how the ideology contradicts American values like liberty, equality, and justice as well as Christian virtues like humility, faith, hope, and love. Ultimately, he argues that the Beloved Community, first developed by Martin Luther King Jr. and others, offers a better model for an authentically Christian and American community.<\/p>\n<p>Michael W. Austin is Foundation Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University and Bonhoeffer Senior Fellow of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning and Leadership of Hebrew College. He has published 12 books, including\u00a0<em>Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross: Christianity and Conspiracy Theories.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Gravity Commons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gravityleadership.com\/message\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Leave us a message or ask a question<\/a>\u00a0about this or any other episode and we&#8217;ll answer it on a future episode.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/community\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00danete a la comunidad Gravity<\/a>\u00a0to interact with other listeners, and get our list of curated links each week to all things edifying and interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talked with philosophy professor Michael W. Austin about how Christian nationalism is contrary to Christian virtues AND American values, and offers us a better form of civic engagement. 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