ONE of the leading commentators on religion and politics in the United States is Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute. Drawing on history, data, and surveys, Jones offers a provocative analysis of the relationship between American Christianity and white supremacy. He traces the roots of Evangelical growth and success, in part, to white supremacy — white, male, privileged, entitled, educated, and in control of the apparatus of social, financial, economic, and political powers. The white Evangelical voters who put Trump in the White House are in steep decline. White Too Long: The legacy of white supremacy in American ChristianityRobert P. JonesSimon & Schuster £16.99(978-1-9821-2287-4)

Source: The Times February 11, 2022 00:53 UTC