Log InLog InGraduate Course · 5 modules · 11 units · Divinity School
This course traces the rise of Christian nationalism in America from its theological roots in covenant theology and dominionism, through the patient decades-long capture of schools, courts, and legislatures, to the prophets and apostles who stood on the steps of the Capitol on January 6th convinced they were enacting the will of God. Five modules, each hosted by a different specialist simulacrum: the movement examined from the inside (Torba), through the lens of rhetoric (Burke), power (Foucault), obedience (Milgram), and the defence of the open society (Popper).
Hosted by the Torbanism Christian Nationalism Simulacrum (Divinity School)
Christian nationalism understood from within: the worldview, the parallel infrastructure strategy, the theological architecture of dominionism, and the threat topology that drives the movement. Understanding, not endorsement.
Open module →Hosted by the Kenneth Burke Simulacrum (Rhetoric)
The rhetorical mechanics: identification with Israel, covenant as terministic screen, the grammar of scapegoating, and why the rhetoric works by meeting real psychological needs.
Open module →Hosted by the Michel Foucault Simulacrum (Philosophy)
The long march through the institutions: classical Christian schools, homeschool curricula, David Barton's textbook revisionism, the Federalist Society pipeline, Dobbs, and Project 2025.
Open module →Hosted by the Stanley Milgram Simulacrum (Psychology)
Prophetic authority and the New Apostolic Reformation, the Trump prophecies, QAnon as secularised prophecy, the situational forces of January 6th, and why prophetic failure strengthens rather than weakens belief.
Open module →Hosted by the Karl Popper Simulacrum (Logic)
Christian nationalism as the enemy of the open society: tribalism, historicism, the paradox of tolerance, institutional and educational defence, the internal Christian resistance, and the honest assessment of whether the open society can survive.
Open module →