There were major factors that drove voters in the primary to choose Donald Trump over a crowded field: White Christian nationalism, traditional family values, and racism. This podcast is a story told in three parts, addressing the history of these elements starting before America was even a nation to today.
Episode Three: The Reckoning
There are three major factors that drove White Evangelical voters to support and endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 election. In this episode, we address racism.
Full transcript available at our website (https://matthewrmoore.com/ihn-ep03).
Robert P. Jones (http://twitter.com/robertpjones) is the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (https://bookshop.org/books/white-too-long-the-legacy-of-white-supremacy-in-american-christianity-9781982122874/9781982122867).
Angie Maxwell (https://twitter.com/AngieMaxwell1) is a professor of Southern studies at the University of Arkansas and the author of The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics (https://bookshop.org/books/the-long-southern-strategy-how-chasing-white-voters-in-the-south-changed-american-politics/9780190265960).
Randall Balmer is a professor of religion at Dartmouth College and the author of Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter (https://bookshop.org/books/redeemer-the-life-of-jimmy-carter/9780465029587).
Kristin Kobes Du Mez (https://twitter.com/kkdumez) is a professor of history at Calvin University and the author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (https://bookshop.org/books/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-9781631499050/9781631495731).
Gwenda Blair is the author of The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a President (https://bookshop.org/books/the-trumps-three-generations-of-builders-and-a-president/9780743210799).
Daniel Williams is a professor of history at West Georgia University and the author of The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship (https://bookshop.org/books/the-politics-of-the-cross-a-christian-alternative-to-partisanship/9780802878519).
In His Name is produced by Matthew Moore (http://twitter.com/matthewrmoore), with help from Rick Stockdell.
Music throughout this episode is courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions (http://sessions.blue/).
Theme song is "In Your Name" by Tyson Motsenbocker.
17 May 2021
Litmus Test
Episode Two: Litmus Test
There are three major factors that drove White Evangelical voters to support and endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 election. In this episode, we address abortion.
Full transcript available at our website (https://matthewrmoore.com/ihn-ep02).
Kristin Kobes Du Mez (https://twitter.com/kkdumez) is a professor of history at Calvin University and the author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (https://bookshop.org/books/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-9781631499050/9781631495731).
Randall Balmer is a professor of religion at Dartmouth College and the author of Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter (https://bookshop.org/books/redeemer-the-life-of-jimmy-carter/9780465029587).
Daniel Williams is a professor of history at West Georgia University and the author of The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship (https://bookshop.org/books/the-politics-of-the-cross-a-christian-alternative-to-partisanship/9780802878519).
Angie Maxwell (https://twitter.com/AngieMaxwell1) is a professor of Southern studies at the University of Arkansas and the author of The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics (https://bookshop.org/books/the-long-southern-strategy-how-chasing-white-voters-in-the-south-changed-american-politics/9780190265960).
In His Name is produced by Matthew Moore (http://twitter.com/matthewrmoore), with help from Rick Stockdell.
Music throughout this episode is courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions (http://sessions.blue/).
Theme song is "In Your Name" by Tyson Motsenbocker.
10 May 2021
God Bless America
Episode One: God Bless America
There are three major factors that drove White Evangelical voters to support and endorse Donald Trump in the 2016 election. In this episode, we address White Christian Nationalism.
Full transcript available at our website (https://matthewrmoore.com/ihn-ep01).
Angie Maxwell (https://twitter.com/AngieMaxwell1) is a professor of Southern studies at the University of Arkansas and the author of The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics (https://bookshop.org/books/the-long-southern-strategy-how-chasing-white-voters-in-the-south-changed-american-politics/9780190265960).
Robert P. Jones (http://twitter.com/robertpjones) is the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (https://bookshop.org/books/white-too-long-the-legacy-of-white-supremacy-in-american-christianity-9781982122874/9781982122867).
Phil Gorski (https://twitter.com/GorskiPhilip) is a professor of sociology and religious studies at Yale University.
Daniel Williams is a professor of history at West Georgia University and the author of The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship (https://bookshop.org/books/the-politics-of-the-cross-a-christian-alternative-to-partisanship/9780802878519).
Kristin Kobes Du Mez (https://twitter.com/kkdumez) is a professor of history at Calvin University and the author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (https://bookshop.org/books/jesus-and-john-wayne-how-white-evangelicals-corrupted-a-faith-and-fractured-a-nation-9781631499050/9781631495731).
In His Name is produced by Matthew Moore (http://twitter.com/matthewrmoore), with help from Rick Stockdell.
Music throughout this episode is courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions (http://sessions.blue/).
Theme song is "In Your Name" by Tyson Motsenbocker.
24 Mar 2021
Introducing In His Name
Introducing In His Name
In 2016, Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States of America. For some Americans, this came as a huge shock. But that’s not true for everybody.
Coming May 2021.
Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.
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