PHIL: Philosophy & Religion: PHIL 121: World Religions

Long before it featured dramatically in the 2016 presidential election, Christian nationalism had sunk deep roots in the United States. From America's beginning, Christians have often merged their religious faith with national identity. What is Christian nationalism? How is it different from patriotism? Is it an honest quirk, or something more threatening? In this book, author Paul D. Miller, a Christian scholar, political theorist, veteran, and former White House staffer, provides a detailed portrait of -- and case against -- Christian nationalism. Building on his practical expertise not only in the archives and classroom, but also in public service, Miller unravels this ideology's historical importance, its key tenets, and its political, cultural, and spiritual implications. Miller shows what's at stake if we misunderstand the relationship between Christianity and the American nation.

As Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for "Strength to Love," a volume of his most well-known homilies. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962. While behind bars, he spent uninterrupted time preparing the drafts for works such as "Loving Your Enemies" and "Shattered Dreams," and he continued to edit the volume after his release. This book includes these classic sermons, selected by Dr. King. Collectively, they present King's fusion of Christian teachings and social consciousness, and promote his prescient vision of love as a social and political force for change.