2024 Lenten Dinner Series: Responding to Christian Nationalism
Watch Lenten Dinner Series #1 with Dr. Samuel Perry HERE
Watch Lenten Dinner Series #2 with Dean Katie Churchwell HERE.
Watch Lenten Dinner Series #3 with Dean Katie Churchwell HERE.
Watch Lenten Dinner Series #4 with Dean Katie Churchwell HERE.
Watch Lenten Dinner Series #5 with Dr. Samuel Perry HERE.
Our 2024 LENTEN DINNER SERIES: RESPONDING TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM will take place in Dean Willey Hall Wednesdays 6PM February 21, February 28, March 6, March 13, March 20.
Our 2024 theme is Responding to Christian Nationalism, and we'll explore a curriculum crafted by Dr. Samuel Perry, Professor of Sociology, Dodge Family of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma; Norman, Oklahoma. Dr. Perry will also be our first guest to kick off the series on Wednesday, February 21.
Dr. Samuel L. Perry is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. An award-winning scholar and teacher, he is among the nation’s leading experts on religion and race in American politics. Along with over one hundred peer-reviewed journal articles, Dr. Perry is also the author or co-author of five books, including the award-winning Taking America Back for God and The Flag and the Cross. His fifth book, to be published in Summer 2024, is called Religion for Realists: Why We All Need the Scientific Study of Religion — Now More Than Ever.
Sam is also a frequent commentator on religion and American politics, contributing op-eds to The Washington Post, TIME Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, and other media outlets.
What exactly is Christian Nationalism? Explore the curriculum of our Lenten Dinner Series HERE.
Session #1 will cover the following: “Christian nationalism” is a term you may have encountered recently in the press, on social media platforms and in casual conversations in your workplace, school, neighborhood or church. It is a framework of thinking that threatens our faith and our pluralistic democracy. What is Christian nationalism in America, and how should Christians respond to it? In this Session #1, you will: ✓ learn a definition of Christian nationalism ✓ explore some defining characteristics of Christian nationalism in America ✓ consider some core theological perspectives that may help Christians safeguard their churches, their communities and themselves against Christian nationalism. With others, you will watch and discuss video clips from a recent webinar titled “Democracy and Faith Under Siege: Responding to Christian Nationalism.” The webinar is hosted by Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty). Panelists include The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church; The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; and Dr. Andrew Whitehead, associate professor of sociology at Indiana University Purdue-University Indianapolis.