web02.fireside.fm Thu, 21 May 2026 18:06:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Circumscription - Episodes Tagged with “Christianity” https://circumscription.fireside.fm/tags/christianity Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Much of what gives life meaning, continuity, and order is the act of setting boundaries. Much of what gives you a clear sense of who and what you are is a clear sense of who and what you're not. This is a podcast about drawing such lines. It's about the processes involved in setting and maintaining boundaries, but also stretching and crossing them. We explore questions about boundaries and identity in three areas: religion, foreign policy, and constitutional law. en-us episodic Where We Set The Limits Michael Sargent Much of what gives life meaning, continuity, and order is the act of setting boundaries. Much of what gives you a clear sense of who and what you are is a clear sense of who and what you're not. This is a podcast about drawing such lines. It's about the processes involved in setting and maintaining boundaries, but also stretching and crossing them. We explore questions about boundaries and identity in three areas: religion, foreign policy, and constitutional law. no self, identity, religion, faith, constitutions, constitutional law, foreign policy Michael Sargent profsargent@gmail.com Episode 6: City of God https://circumscription.fireside.fm/6 546ac1ab-5621-4003-9afd-391b95583b67 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent A conversation about Christian nationalism, with sociologist Samuel Perry. 54:28 no <p><a href="https://www.ou.edu/cas/soc/people/faculty/samuel-perry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Samuel Perry</a> is the Sam K. Viersen Presidential Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed academic journal articles, and has authored or co-authored five books, including <em>Taking America Back for God</em>, as well as <em>The Flag and the Cross</em>. He’s also written for such journalistic outlets as <em>The Dallas Morning News</em>, <em>Time Magazine</em>, and <em>The Washington Post</em>. In this episode, we discuss Christian nationalism in the U.S.</p> <p><strong>OTHER LINKS</strong><br> <a href="https://youtu.be/tgNbGxdDZ2I?si=AzLAlqiAp0LRRV47" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">--"The Christian nationalism we need" (Keynote address at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference, by Sen. Josh Hawley)</a><br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/opinion/christian-nationalism.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">--"What is Christian nationalism, exactly?" (essay at the <em>New York Times</em>, by David French)</a><br> <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12166974/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">--"White or woke Christian nationalists? How race moderates the link between Christian nationalism and progressive identities," by Samuel Perry, Allyson Shortle, Eric McDaniel, and Joshua Grubbs</a><br> <a href="https://bjconline.org/amanda-tyler/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">--Profile for Amanda Tyler at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC)</a><br> <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/08/26/the-democrat-who-calls-trump-a-child-of-god" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">--"The Democrat who calls Trump a child of God" (article at <em>The Economist</em> about James Talarico)</a><br> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5165535/trump-christians-evangelical-harris-support" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">--"Why are some Evangelicals drawn to--and stickying by--Trump? This pastor weighs in" (NPR interview of Pastro Chad Harvey, by Scott Detrow)</a></p> <p><strong>MUSIC CREDITS (all songs from Free Music Archive, and each song carries the "cc by" license)</strong><br> --"The Trail," by Unheard Music Concepts<br> --"Post Drone," by Uuriter<br> --"Anti-Chill," by Jangwa<br> --"Cello," by Ketsa<br> --"Caress me to sleep," by rui<br> Special Guest: Samuel Perry.</p> Christian nationalism, Christianity, politics, race, religion, identity Samuel Perry is the Sam K. Viersen Presidential Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. He has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed academic journal articles, and has authored or co-authored five books, including Taking America Back for God, as well as The Flag and the Cross. He’s also written for such journalistic outlets as The Dallas Morning News, Time Magazine, and The Washington Post. In this episode, we discuss Christian nationalism in the U.S.

OTHER LINKS
--"The Christian nationalism we need" (Keynote address at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference, by Sen. Josh Hawley)
--"What is Christian nationalism, exactly?" (essay at the New York Times, by David French)
--"White or woke Christian nationalists? How race moderates the link between Christian nationalism and progressive identities," by Samuel Perry, Allyson Shortle, Eric McDaniel, and Joshua Grubbs
--Profile for Amanda Tyler at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC)
--"The Democrat who calls Trump a child of God" (article at The Economist about James Talarico)
--"Why are some Evangelicals drawn to--and stickying by--Trump? This pastor weighs in" (NPR interview of Pastro Chad Harvey, by Scott Detrow)

MUSIC CREDITS (all songs from Free Music Archive, and each song carries the "cc by" license)
--"The Trail," by Unheard Music Concepts
--"Post Drone," by Uuriter
--"Anti-Chill," by Jangwa
--"Cello," by Ketsa
--"Caress me to sleep," by rui

Special Guest: Samuel Perry.

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OTHER LINKS
--"The Christian nationalism we need" (Keynote address at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference, by Sen. Josh Hawley)
--"What is Christian nationalism, exactly?" (essay at the New York Times, by David French)
--"White or woke Christian nationalists? How race moderates the link between Christian nationalism and progressive identities," by Samuel Perry, Allyson Shortle, Eric McDaniel, and Joshua Grubbs
--Profile for Amanda Tyler at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC)
--"The Democrat who calls Trump a child of God" (article at The Economist about James Talarico)
--"Why are some Evangelicals drawn to--and stickying by--Trump? This pastor weighs in" (NPR interview of Pastro Chad Harvey, by Scott Detrow)

MUSIC CREDITS (all songs from Free Music Archive, and each song carries the "cc by" license)
--"The Trail," by Unheard Music Concepts
--"Post Drone," by Uuriter
--"Anti-Chill," by Jangwa
--"Cello," by Ketsa
--"Caress me to sleep," by rui

Special Guest: Samuel Perry.

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