How White Christian Nationalism threatens our democracy

3613-3625 Canal Road Northwest,Washington DC 20007

26 October, 2022

Description

The past several years has seen the rise of a political ideology and cultural framework that distorts the Christian faith and America's constitutional democracy -- and poses a real danger to both. In this event, co-sponsored by Georgetown's Center on Faith and Justice and the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, experts will explain where White Christian Nationalism came from, what its adherents want and how it seeks to overturn the idea that the United States should be a multi-religious and multiracial democracy. Participants: The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry is Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Amanda Tyler is executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Samuel Perry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma and author of "The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy." Rev. Jim Wallis (moderator) is Chair in Faith and Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice. Event Cosponsor: The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. This event will take place in-person on Georgetown University’s main campus. All in-person attendees must either show a GUID or confirmation of their COVID attestation and event registration. If you are not a GU student, faculty, or staff you are required to complete Georgetown’s COVID-19 Vaccination Attestation. Click here to provide proof of vaccination: https://gucovid.force.com/visitor/s/?event=VE5730 All steps in this process must be completed prior to the event, or entry to the event will not be permitted. Confirmation of this will be checked prior to entrance to the event. RSVPs are for COVID contact tracing protocol purposes only and do not guarantee you a seat. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. For those unable to attend in-person, the event will also be livestreamed on The Center on Faith and Justice Facebook and YouTube pages. A Facebook account is not required to view and the event will have live closed captioning. To receive future event invitations from the Center on Faith and Justice, subscribe here. Accommodation requests and any additional event-related questions may be sent to [email protected]. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests.