Category: Writings on Evangelicals

White Evangelical Politics: Its Contributions & Challenges to Liberal Democracy

August 2, 2024

Cover for Polarization and Deep Contestations    White evangelical and populist politics often contribute to democracy. When do they pose a challenge to it, and why? Have a look at “When is White Evangelical Politics Illiberal? The Effects of Duress and Strong Populism on the Liberal Script” in Polarization and Deep Contestations: The Liberal Script in the United States, edited by Tanja A. Börzel, Thomas Risse, Stephanie B. Anderson, and Jean A. Garrison, Oxford University Press.  Click here.

Dr. Pamela Cooper-White & Dr. Marcia Pally about White Evangelical Populism–on “Veterans of the Culture War”

June 4, 2023

I’m honored and thrilled that psychologist and theologian Dr. Pamela Cooper-White and I had a chance to talk about white evangelical populism with top-drawer journalists Zach Malm and David Lester at Veterans of the Culture Wars, one of the most rigorous and compassionate programs on the controversial issues of the day. Cooper-White brings invaluable insights on both the psychology of populism and on how to get out of culture-war animosity and talk with people–family, friends, strangers– “on the other side.”  Click here

The Tragedy of Evangelical Politics–Commonweal Magazine

November 4, 2022

The Tragedy of Evangelical Politics https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/evangelical-politics-trump-populism-abortion-white-supremacy By Marcia Pally Donald Trump can seemingly do no wrong in the eyes of many evangelical voters. His support among white evangelicals rose from 81 percent in 2016 to 84 percent in 2020 and […]

The Jan. 6 riot shocked Americans. Maybe it shouldn’t have

July 23, 2022

AMERICA MAGAZINE POLITICS & SOCIETYNEWS ANALYSIS The Jan. 6 riot shocked Americans. Maybe it shouldn’t have. https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2022/07/22/jan-6-hearing-trumpism-243402 Marcia Pally July 22, 2022 A video of President Donald Trump recording a statement on Jan. 7, 2021, is played, as the House […]

Trump and Jan. 6 Epitomize America’s History of Us vs Then

July 4, 2022

BY MARCIA PALLY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR 06/29/22 2:15 PM ET Trump and Jan.6 epitomize America’s history of us vs them In yesterday’s surprise hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Donald Trump’s then Chief of Staff Mark […]