Whiteness, Christian Nationalism, and American Legal History

In September 2022, Politico reported that 61% of Republicans and 17% of Democrats favored the U.S. declaring itself a Christian nation.

While most Americans acknowledge such an act would be unconstitutional based on the 1st Amendment, Christian Nationalist sentiment has a long history in America’s cultural ethos and has even been codified as normative through U.S. law.Date/Time: November 14, 2022 (Monday) from 12:30-1:30pm

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Dr. Brock Bahler is Teaching Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh where he teaches courses such as Philosophy of Race & Religion, Contemporary Jewish Thought, and Philosophy of Religion. He is the author of three books including "The Logic of Racial Practice: Explorations in the Habituation of Racism" (Lexington 2021), which explores how race and racialization function on the level of habit and embodiment.

SpearIt is a professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is the author of "American Prison: A Critical Primer on Culture and Conversion to Islam," and is currently working on his next book, "Muslim Prisoner Litigation: An Unsung American Tradition" (forthcoming from University of California Press), which examines the history of Muslim prisoner litigation through the lens of OutCrit Jurisprudence.

Lunch to be provided.