The religion of white supremacy in the United States / Eric Weed.

ISBN:

9781498538763

Title:

Author:

Weed, Eric Arden, author.

Personal Author:

Weed, Eric Arden, author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Series:

Religion and race

Contents:

Why a religion of white supremacy? -- The theological foundations of white supremacy -- The religion of white supremacy -- The white Christ -- The historical foundations of white supremacy -- The promised land -- The ritual of sacrifice -- The priesthood of all believers.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

White people -- Race identity -- United States.

White supremacy movements -- United States -- Religious aspects.

Protestantism -- United States -- History.

Racism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History.

Protestantisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire.

SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.

SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.

Protestantism

Racism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity

White supremacy movements -- Religious aspects

White people -- Race identity

Geographic Term:

United States

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1606734

Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

Lanham :

Lexington,

2017.

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Summary

On January 20th, 2009, the United States entered a new era in terms of race relations in the country. The hopes of many Americans were not to be fulfilled and many believe race relations are worse now. The reason is the legacy of race is integral to the American nation. The Religion of White Supremacy in the United States traces this legacy to show how race is defined by more than beliefs or acts of injustice. What this book reveals is that white supremacy is a religion in the United States. This book is a theo-historical account of race in the United States that argues that white supremacy functions through the Protestant Christian tradition. The Religion of White Supremacy in the United States is an interdisciplinary work of Critical Whiteness Studies, American History, and Theology to build a narrative in which the religion of white supremacy dominates U.S. culture and society. In this way, the racial tensions during the Obama era become sensible and inevitable in a nation that finds ultimacy in white supremacy.

Author Notes

Eric A. Weed was awarded his PhD from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

This analysis of US racism examines white supremacy as a religion that has endured perpetual challenges and continues to affect the lives of non-white people in the US. Key themes include the Naturalization Act of 1790, which stipulated whiteness as a requirement for citizenship; the Puritans' rationalization for seizing the land of Indigenous peoples; the ritual function of lynchings; the Tulsa riots; and the contemporary revival of ethno-nationalism under the administration of Donald Trump. Weed identifies a clear pattern of whites opposing the right of blacks to self-defense. He analyzes why enraged whites murdered African Americans who refused to hand over their family members to white lynch mobs, arguing that such violence presumed a divine right to sacrifice blacks to a white god. Weed also addresses the racial history of jurisprudence (e.g., United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind) that denied national membership to non-white races. Throughout the book, the author emphasizes the theological and ritual aspects of racism. In so doing, Weed makes an important case for why elucidating white supremacy as a religious formation is analytically compelling and enables unique insights into the function of racial politics. Summing Up: Essential. All public and academic levels/libraries. --Sylvester A. Johnson, Virginia Tech