Australian Christian Nationalism: a unique minority threat

Australian Christian nationalism looks different from its more famous American counterpart — subtler, less partisan, without the rhetoric of divine exceptionalism or apocalypse. Relying on the mythology of a white Christian nation and reflecting a culturalised Christianism, its national imaginary is fundamentally about belonging: where Australia ‘belongs’ in the world, and who, rightfully, belongs in Australia. Poulos argues that in an increasingly diverse Australia, this vision serves a dangerous, polarising populism — undermining the richer, more diverse account of Christian faith needed for the common good.

Speaker: Reverend Dr Elenie Poulos

Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University, School of International Studies.
Past Visiting Fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford Unversity
Editorial Board, Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
Delivered the University Sermon at the University of Oxford, 2003.

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