Christian Nationalism (United States)
Links a particular conception of American national identity and public authority to Christianity. Researchers examine beliefs about government, law, and national belonging rather than treating ordinary Christian faith as evidence of this political position.
Reference boundary: This entry concerns a US political construct, not all Christians or Christian political thought. The application does not reproduce or claim validation from PRRI’s survey scale.
Foundational doctrines
- Religious national identity
- Christian public authority
- Religious framing of national belonging
Disagreement and variation
Making one religious identity central to national legitimacy can conflict with equal citizenship and freedom of conscience. Christians hold diverse views about church and state, and survey definitions should not be mistaken for one unified organization.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.