Episode 531 - Pamela Cooper-White and the Psychology of Christian Nationalism

<p>Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 531 - Pamela Cooper-White and the Psychology of Christian Nationalism</p><p>About the book: The Psychology of Christian Nationalism</p><p>How do we overcome polarization in American society? How do we advocate for justice when one side won't listen to the other and cycles of outrage escalate?</p><p>These questions have been pressing for years, but the emergence of a vocal, virulent Christian nationalism have made it even more urgent that we find a way forward.</p><p>In her recent book,<a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/82521/9781506482118"> </a><em>The Psychology of Christian Nationalism</em><em>,</em> our guest, <strong>Pamela Cooper-White</strong> uncovers the troubling extent of Christian nationalism, explores its deep psychological roots, and discusses ways in which advocates for justice can safely and effectively attempt to talk across the deep divides in our society.</p><p>GET THE BOOK at this link: <a target="_blank" href="https://a.co/d/2huknBH">https://a.co/d/2huknBH</a></p><p><strong>The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, PhD, LCPC</strong> is the Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor Emerita of Psychology and Religion and Dean Emerita at Union Theological Seminary, New York, an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of New York, and a licensed and national board certified psychotherapist. An award-winning author, she has published over 100 articles and book chapters, and 10 books, including <em>The Cry of Tamar: Violence against Women and the Church’s Response </em>(in 2nd ed., 2012);<em> Many Voices: Pastoral Psychotherapy in Relational and Theological Perspective</em> (2007); <em>Old & Dirty Gods: Religion, Antisemitism, and the Origins of Psychoanalysis </em>(2019); and <em>The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn in and How to Talk across the Divide </em>(2022), which won the INDIE independent publishers’ Gold award for Political and Social Sciences.   She holds two PhDs, from Harvard University (historical musicology) and