This week continues a summer series on a bunch of spiritual takeaways and epiphanies I experienced while on pilgrimage in Rome. I hope this one about our global Church is a meaningful one for you.
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Here are some resources I hope will help you to engage with this week's topic in a deeper way for yourself:
1. Wikipedia basics on:
2. Podcast/transcript: Raised Catholic ep. 25, Christian Nationalism
3. Show Notes from Raised Catholic ep. 25, Christian Nationalism
Today we're exploring the challenging topic of Christian nationalism; learning about what it is, the danger of it in the future of our church, and how to discern when this political philosophy is taking the place of our theology.
Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Where Peter Is, a group of Catholic writers working to re-center our faith back to our authentic teachings
From Here Media, a Catholic faith endeavor which seeks to honor our human stories grounded in authentic faith teaching
Common Horizon, a print publication dedicated to the exploration of the seven Catholic Social Teachings
The Dangers of Christian Nationalism in the United States: A Policy Statement from the National Council of Churches
Upside Down Podcast: Unscripted Conversations on Spirituality, Culture and God's Upside Down Kingdom
The Way of Jesus, a talk by Rachel Held Evans
Podcast: That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs and Francis Chan
4. Song: We Are God's People, psalm 100
5. The nationalist "America" Rosary for sale that I reference in today's episode.
