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The New Apostolic Reformation and the Threat to Democracy


The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a significant religious and political movement that is playing an outsized role in public life. Media outlets are now publishing explosive stories about it. The New York Times revealed how Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an NAR battle flag at his summer home. The New Republic discussed the implications of the “Jezebel” attacks on Kamala Harris, and The Atlantic exposed the NAR involvement of the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. All this and much more.


Please join us for a dynamic discussion of this profoundly anti-democratic movement.


Featuring

Anthea Butler, Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania.

Frederick Clarkson, Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates.

André Gagné, Professor and Chair, Department of Theological Studies, Concordia University, in Montreal.

Julie Ingersoll, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Florida.

Peter Montgomery, Research Director at People for the American Way.

Rachel Tabachnick, Independent Researcher and Writer.

Joe Wiinikka-Lydon, Senior Research Analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center.


Moderated by Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Strategic Partnerships Director at Political Research Associates.

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Recommended Reading


The New Apostolic Reformation Wants God's Government Back (2024) by David R. Brockman, Texas Observer.

Cracking the Christian nationalist code: A glossary for the confused (2024) by Paul Rosenberg, Salon

Meet the New Apostolic Reformation, cutting edge of the Christian right (2024) by Paul Rosenberg, Salon

A Reporter's Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation (2024), by Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné, Religion Dispatches

Evidence Strongly Suggests Trump was Collaborating with Christian Nationalist Leaders Before January 6th (2023), by Matthew D. Taylor and Bradley Onishi, Religion Dispatches