Professor Bradley Onishi discusses his book. “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism- and What Comes Next.” Prof. Onishi talks about the changing nature of evangelicalism, the rise of the religious right, and how these are reactions to a changing American culture. As the religious right focuses on political and cultural power, the movement’s leaders embrace conspiracy theories and reactionary tactics which help us reframe and understand both Donald Trump and the Insurrection on January 6th, 2021.
Brad Onishi received graduate degrees from UCSB, Oxford University, and L’institut catholique de Paris. As a scholar of religion, he teaches and researches Christian nationalism, the history of Evangelicalism, race and racism in American religion, gender, sex, masculinity, and secularism and secularity. He currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.
