Endorsements
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign, professor and founding director of the Center for Public Theology & Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, and author of White Poverty and other books
“Amanda Tyler is a powerful sister who has led Christians in a movement to counter the religious nationalists who do so much evil in God’s name. May this resource help others learn from her experience and wisdom.”
Dr. Anthea Butler
Author of White Evangelical Racism and Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought and chair of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania
“Amanda Tyler’s book is an indispensable tool in renewing civic engagement and democracy in America in these polarizing times. With the rise of theocratic and authoritarian organizations, How to End Christian Nationalism is a foundational text for anyone who cares not only about America’s past but about its future.”
Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
“Clear, concise, and compelling, How to End Christian Nationalism is the perfect book for anyone confused about Christian nationalism and wondering what they can do about it. All American Christians who love their country would do well to read this book and take its lessons to heart.”
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Senior minister and public theologian at Middle Collegiate Church
“How to End Christian Nationalism is essential reading for those of us who seek to follow Jesus in the Way. Amanda Tyler is clear, focused, learned, and passionate in defining Christian nationalism as the threat it is—to democracy and to the faith of Jesus—and providing a map to end the grip it has on too much of our nation. White Christians are a key audience here, but Christians of every ethnicity can learn from this important text.”
Dr. Robert P. Jones
New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and other books
“With the precision of an attorney and the practicality of an organizer and advocate, Amanda Tyler helps us see what we can do to defeat the biggest threat to American democracy today: white Christian nationalism. This timely and insightful book does more than just sound the alarm; it passionately lays out a call to action.”
Mary B. McCord
Executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, visiting professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, and former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the US Department of Justice
“How to End Christian Nationalism chillingly describes the insidious forces pushing the false narratives that fueled the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and many of the mass shootings that have plagued the country in recent years. Amanda Tyler seamlessly weaves history with modern statistics and polling data to illustrate how Christian nationalism perverts Scripture into a tool to build power and justify political violence. The book offers a sound prescription for challenging the extremist ideology that has infected America’s politics in a particularly critical time.”
Dr. Bradley Onishi
Author of Preparing for War, founder of Axis Mundi Media, and president of the Institute for Religion, Media, and Civic Engagement
“What can we do to fight Christian nationalism? What is the responsibility of those Christians who share a faith tradition but certainly not theological, political, or ethical affinities with their Christian nationalist siblings? Using stories from her own life and insight gained from decades of political activism for a gospel based on justice and equality, Tyler offers a plea to all Christians to do the work of joining diverse coalitions of Americans who will stand together against Christian nationalism. There is no one more equipped to offer strategies for combating one of the gravest threats to our democracy.
Tyler is a prophetic witness—someone who has given testimony in churches and in front of Congress about the ways Christian nationalism is destroying both our public square and the foundations of American Christianity. In a time when Christian nationalism is ascendant, hope springs from organizing. How to End Christian Nationalism provides both the call to action and the strategy for victory.”
Dr. Eboo Patel
Founder and president of Interfaith America and author of We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy
“The United States is the most religiously diverse nation in human history. To achieve our potential as a country, we must welcome the contributions of people of all faiths and none, and strengthen the bonds between them. To do that, we must defeat the scourge of Christian nationalism. This book will show you how.”
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Attorney, law professor, and US representative for Maryland’s 8th congressional district
“In her soulful, unflinching, and powerful new book, Amanda Tyler gives all Americans—but especially serious Christians like herself—the means of constitutional, theological, political, and psychological self-defense against the toxic ideology of white Christian nationalism. Anyone who has wondered about the relationship between this surging fanaticism and what happened on January 6 should look no further. This book is a labor of love for Tyler’s country and her faith, and it is a gift to America in dangerous times.”
Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush
CEO of Interfaith Alliance
“Amanda Tyler is the right person at the right time with the right book to clearly and compellingly explain the urgent and growing threat of Christian nationalism. For white Christians like myself, Tyler’s book offers an altar call to join together to end Christian nationalism as an act of devotion to our faith, and patriotic duty to our country.”
Rev. Adam Russell Taylor
President of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union
“In How to End Christian Nationalism, Amanda Tyler offers a deeply compelling call to action and a practical and timely guide for how we can reclaim the integrity of our faith from the heresy of Christian nationalism and, in the process, protect and strengthen a pluralistic and more inclusive democracy.”
Dr. Jemar Tisby
New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise, How to Fight Racism, and The Spirit of Justice, and professor of history at Simmons College of Kentucky
“If you have ever asked the question ‘What do we do about white Christian nationalism?’ then you simply must get your copy of How to End Christian Nationalism.
With the precision of a constitutional lawyer and the heart of a public servant, Amanda Tyler offers practical steps to protect religious freedom for all. White Christian nationalism is the greatest threat to democracy and the witness of the church in the United States today. But we are not powerless, and How to End Christian Nationalism is a potent tool for taking action.”
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Director of Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice; co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign; and editor of We Cry Justice
“As concern is rising over the ascendancy of authoritarianism, attacks on our democracy, religious extremism, and blurred lines between church and state, How to End Christian Nationalism arrives right on time.
Lawyer, advocate, organizer, mother, and Christian faith leader Amanda Tyler offers a clear and compelling picture of the influence of white Christian nationalism in US society. But rather than just cursing the darkness, Tyler, the lead organizer of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, shines a light on the path to bring ‘good news’ of love, truth, hope, and justice in its place and invites all—especially white Christians—to join her.”
Rev. Jim Wallis
Inaugural Archbishop Desmond Tutu Chair in Faith and Justice at Georgetown University and author of The False White Gospel and other books
“The answer to bad religion is not no religion but good faith. I am so grateful that Amanda Tyler has made it her life calling to challenge the false religion of Christian nationalism, embedded in white supremacy, with true faith in Jesus Christ.
Strong on both analysis and strategy, she keeps quoting the Bible (as good Baptists do!) to dismantle this idolatry that puts power over love. She shows how the separation of church and state does not require the segregation of moral and religious values from public life, but calls for faithful, just, and humble prophetic witness.”
How to End Christian Nationalism
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