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In God We Do Not Trust: The Ten Commandments of MAGA and other essays

by Walter Brueggemann

Faith, nationalism, and the American church

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Faith, nationalism, and the American church

Walter Brueggemann’s essays examine the convergence of religious faith and national identity in the United States, with particular attention to how appeals to Christianity can be used to legitimize violence, racism, abuse, and oppression. The collection frames these concerns as a crisis for the contemporary American church and sets them against a longer history of civil religion. Biblical reflection provides the essays’ organizing point of reference, while the title essay connects that critique to MAGA politics. Grace and the tension between grace and moral effort also emerge as central concerns in the supplied description.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in biblical reflection on American political and religious life.
  • Readers exploring critiques of nationalism, civil religion, and the church’s public role.
  • Readers seeking essays that address grace alongside moral responsibility.

Themes

Civil religion and nationalismChristianity and American politicsRace, violence, and oppressionGrace and moral responsibility

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Book overview

This stirring series of essays by Walter Brueggemann represents the inaugural book for the new imprint, Santos Books. Who better than Walter Brueggemann to inaugurate this imprint? Sinner? Undoubtedly. Saint? By God's grace alone. Walter once told me that progressives dislike him because he still believes in the old formula, that it is by grace alone that we are saved. And then he confided in me, "Conrad, I have to work to stay in that place of grace."

 

And I love that old truth. Work to stay in the place of grace. For without the work there is but cheap grace. But without the grace, the work matters not. And it is ultimately expensive work.

 

Each of these essays in this book poignantly speaks to the crisis of the current American church. Decades ago, sociologist Robert Bellah warned us of the development of civil religion in America. The merging of God and country. The legitimization of the country by God. The validation of war, violence, racism, abuse, and oppression in the name of Christ. While Donald Trump may represent one of the worst outcomes of this combination, he thrives on its existence, which has been a part of our country's history since its inception.

 

As always, Brueggemann begins with the Bible and ends with the Bible. And if your allegiance is to anything other than the Bible, you will find him offensive. But if your heart has been softened by the sword that lays bare the intentions and motives of our souls, you will find in these essays great comfort.

 

 

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