The Christian Nationalists (Still) Can't Read and Why That Matters

December 20th, 2023 | 11 min read

Whenever you're reading a Christian nationalist author citing historical sources in support of their modern ethno-nationalist positions, you should be suspicious.

You absolutely should track down the footnotes.

And then you should read that excerpt in context.

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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, National Review, Comment, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. He is a contributing editor with Plough and a contributing writer at the Dispatch. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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The Christian Nationalists (Still) Can't Read and Why That Matters

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