Name: Christian Extremism & the 2024 Elections
Start: 2024-11-22T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-22T21:00:00-08:00
Location: San Diego Convention Center 20 B-C

Christian Extremism & the 2024 Elections

Brad Onishi and the Straight White American Jesus podcast

Immigration, Spiritual Warfare, and Apocalypse

San Diego Convention Center 20 B-C

A roundtable discussion on Christian extremism, immigration, and the 2024 elections bringing together a diverse set of scholars and experts to explore the interplay between religious radicalism, immigration policy, and political dynamics in the U.S. Dr. <a href="https://icjs.org/the-violent-take-it-by-force/" title="https://icjs.org/the-violent-take-it-by-force/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Matthew Taylor</a>, author of The Violent Take it By Force, will give opening remarks on the forces of Christian supremacy that used spiritual warfare, prophecy, and voter mobilization tactics to sway the election. The panelists (<a href="https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/lbarba" title="https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/lbarba" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lloyd Barba</a>, <a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/people/ahmad-greene-hayes" title="https://hds.harvard.edu/people/ahmad-greene-hayes" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ahmad Greene-Hayes</a>, <a href="https://jacquelinehidalgo.com" title="https://jacquelinehidalgo.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jacqueline Hidalgo</a>, <a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300253184/immigration-and-apocalypse/" title="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300253184/immigration-and-apocalypse/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yii-Jan Lin</a>, <a href="https://www.landmark.edu/about/directory/daniel-miller" title="https://www.landmark.edu/about/directory/daniel-miller" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dan Miller</a>, <a href="https://www.bradonishi.com/" title="https://www.bradonishi.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brad Onishi</a>, and <a href="https://www.drleahpayne.com" title="https://www.drleahpayne.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Leah Payne</a>) will then respond and discuss, taking up the issue of immigration, the themes of apocalypse, and the ways Pentecostal and charismatic communities shaped the 2024 US elections.In conjunction with AAR/SBL 2024. About the Experts:Matthew Taylor is a senior scholar and the Protestant scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, where he specializes in Muslim-Christian dialogue, Evangelical and Pentecostal movements, religious politics in the U.S., and American Islam. He is the author of <a href="https://icjs.org/the-violent-take-it-by-force/" title="https://icjs.org/the-violent-take-it-by-force/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Violent Take it by Force: The Christian Movement that is Threatening our Democracy</a> as well as the creator of the acclaimed audio-documentary series "<a href="https://icjs.org/charismatic-revival-fury/" title="https://icjs.org/charismatic-revival-fury/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charismatic Revival Fury</a>" which details how networks of extremist Christian leaders helped instigate the January 6th Insurrection.Lloyd Barba is Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College and the author of <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sowing-the-sacred-9780197748169?lang=en&amp;cc=us" title="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sowing-the-sacred-9780197748169?lang=en&amp;cc=us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sowing the Sacred: Mexican Pentecostal Farmworkers in California</a>. He is co-host of the limited podcast series "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4kVxqJZfaOU58QeKCd9ITn" title="https://open.spotify.com/show/4kVxqJZfaOU58QeKCd9ITn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State</a>."Ahmad Greene-Hayes is Assistant Professor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School and a long-term fellow at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. He is the author of the forthcoming <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo245100357.html" title="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo245100357.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion-Making in Jim Crow New Orleans</a>.Yii-Jan Lin is Associate Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School. She is the author of <a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300253184/immigration-and-apocalypse/" title="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300253184/immigration-and-apocalypse/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Immigration and Apocalypse: How the Book of Revelation Shaped American Immigration</a>. She is currently working on a project titled Immigration and Apocalypse: The Revelation of John in the History of American Immigration.Dan Miller is Associate Professor of Religion and Social Thought and Chair in the Department of Liberal Studies at Landmark College. He is co-host of the <a href="https://www.bradonishi.com/podcast/" title="https://www.bradonishi.com/podcast/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Straight White American Jesus</a> podcast and author of <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Queer-Democracy-Desire-Dysphoria-and-the-Body-Politic/Miller/p/book/9780367757700?srsltid=AfmBOorr_nLnUqktJdBS2MedqvQapKLnwktjNmBs4UUDis9GnaMW---i" title="https://www.routledge.com/Queer-Democracy-Desire-Dysphoria-and-the-Body-Politic/Miller/p/book/9780367757700?srsltid=AfmBOorr_nLnUqktJdBS2MedqvQapKLnwktjNmBs4UUDis9GnaMW---i" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Queer Democracy: Desire Dysphoria and the Body Politic</a>.Brad Onishi is faculty in Religion and Philosophy at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of <a href="https://www.bradonishi.com/book/" title="https://www.bradonishi.com/book/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism–And What Comes Next</a>, and co-host of the <a href="https://www.bradonishi.com/podcast/" title="https://www.bradonishi.com/podcast/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Straight White American Jesus</a> podcast.Leah Payne is Associate Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary and a 2023–2024 Public Fellow at the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). She is the author of <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/god-gave-rock-and-roll-to-you-9780197555248?cc=us&amp;lang=en" title="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/god-gave-rock-and-roll-to-you-9780197555248?cc=us&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">God Gave Rock &amp; Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music</a> and co-host of the podcasts <a href="https://prx.org/bigquestions/rockthatdoesntroll" title="https://prx.org/bigquestions/rockthatdoesntroll" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rock That Doesn’t Roll</a>, and <a href="https://weirdreligion.com/" title="https://weirdreligion.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Weird Religion</a>.

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