If you want to understand how all this has been building, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's audio series, Charismatic Revival Fury, is essential listening.
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If you want to understand how all this has been building, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's audio series, Charismatic Revival Fury, is essential listening.
icjs.org/charismatic-...
“The Violent Take It by Force” by @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social or @bradleyonishi.bsky.social ‘s podcast “Straight White American Jesus” or @badfaithdoc.bsky.social or follow @katerqburns.bsky.social or @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social
To understand the current wave of religious extremism
Excellent conversation with @sarahposner.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social on the illiberalism of the Christian Nationalist movement infesting the halls of power. "You can't have liberal democracy when you believe the other side is demonic."
28.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 26 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 1
On charismatic Christians, prophets, apostles, spiritual warfare, and how they see Israel and Iran, with @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social:
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NEW Reign of Error. You don't want to miss this one. I talk with @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social about how Trump's top evangelical advisors are activating voters for the midterms around voter suppression, Iran, immigration, and literally casting out demons
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I'll be leading a 6-week, public, online course in March & April:
"The Christian-Jewish Question Today: Antisemitism, Christian Zionism, & Israel"
How has Christian theology shaped this fraught moment?
Inst. for Christian Studies (Toronto)
$400 Canadian, $290 for US
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@matthewdtaylor.bsky.social & I recorded a postlude to our podcast American Unexceptionalism. I shared my experience in the resistance from Minneapolis, focusing on the role of faith. Thanks to @bradleyonishi.bsky.social for platforming the episode on SWAJ. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
20.02.2026 16:08 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Grateful for this review of my book, The Violent Take It By Force, by @erichrobinson1969.bsky.social.
"For anyone trying to understand how Xn language, spiritual fervor, & political power became so tightly entangled...this book is essential reading."
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Quick correction: it's actually Thurs 2/12.
05.02.2026 16:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
For anyone in the DC area, this promises to be a really interesting conversation:
CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM & THE RISE OF AUTHORITARIANISM
It'll also be in one of the most beautiful spaces in all of DC-- Georgetown's Riggs Library.
Come and join us Tues, 2/12 at 6pm.
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For everyone who would like some context for this video and why it's important to pay attention to stuff like this, I would suggest:
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and:
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New Apostolic Reformation update: Ché Ahn (NAR apostle who is currently running for CA governor!) just turned 70. Someone captured this live-stream of NAR prophets Cindy Jacobs & James Goll prophesying over Ché at his bday party.
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Here's the link: www.deseret.com/opinion/2026...
07.01.2026 04:19 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Excellent piece by @ryanburge.bsky.social on what data actually says about whether there's a rumored revival under way. TL;DR There's no evidence.
MY QUESTION: What if the post-Charlie Kirk "revival" is not new people identifying as Christians but the radicalization of existing Christians?
LIVE: An important conversation with @timwhitaker.bsky.social @aprilajoy.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social #ChristianNationalism #Jan6 #J6Anniversary #DemocracyUnderAttack #CapitolAttack www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFXQ...
06.01.2026 17:39 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Are you reflecting on the year that's been?
Catch up on our top reads of 2025 to help make sense of it all - from politics to culture and science - featuring contributions from @marcuschown.bsky.social @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social and more
Insightful podcast about the American (un)exceptional Christian Nationalism, by my dear colleagues @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social and @sohayward.bsky.social and a result of our amazing workshop in 2023. In part 9, you can learn about the Russian case with Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and me 😎
27.12.2025 18:49 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
If you are reading the NAR article at the NYT please listen to this as soon as you finish. The NAR is a violent movement bent on destroying democracy. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social
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Deep dive history here by @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social here:
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Check out my latest podcast interview on Evangelical 360:
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For today’s entry in our Unsettling Advent series, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social writes that as wannabe tyrants arise and the authoritarian logic of empire finds purchase among Christian Nationalists, sincere followers of Jesus should listen afresh to Mary this Christmastime.
01.12.2025 14:19 — 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
However, sects of non-denominational, Charismatic Christians are closely connected to Trump and provided some of the first Christian leaders to get behind MAGA. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social has provided the best coverage of this so far in his book The Violent Take it by Force.
23.11.2025 00:43 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Shorter version: If you’re claiming to write about the rise of MAGA and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social is not in your bibliography, you are missing so much.
21.11.2025 21:05 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Thanks. I just saw that today.
11.11.2025 18:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Most Americans weren’t paying attention to the fact that Korean democracy was startlingly challenged less than a year ago when the president at the time (President Yoon) declared martial law and tried to have his political enemies arrested.. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
06.11.2025 22:27 — 👍 51 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 2
Latest episode of American Unexceptionalism by @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social @sohayward.bsky.social is out- this time they talk to folks about the South Korean martial law attempt by then President Yoon. For the real ones- Che Ahn mentioned! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
06.11.2025 23:55 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
There are so many lessons we can learn from activists & leaders across the world who have faced religious nationalists & authoritarians. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social and Susan Hayward analyze what happened in Brazil and how we might learn from their ouster of Bolsonaro
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Religion scholar Matthew D. Taylor positions White’s evolving legacy beyond that of an Oprah-like influencer for churchgoers, A-Listers, and aspirational scammers. In Taylor’s book “The Violent Take It By Force,” which examines the growing influence of Christian nationalism, he calls White “the fulcrum” of the fast-growing New Apostolic Reformation, “an epochal shift in American religious politics.” Pentecostal in origin, the New Apostolic Reformation emphasizes the responsibility of Christians, led by modern leaders and “prophets” believed to have direct, personal access to God’s will and to reign over government and culture in devotion to Christ. The struggle for societal rule is framed as a spiritual war — metaphysical battles between those they see as the people of God and the demonic forces who oppose their values — with material consequences for who should hold power.
my writing was heavily dependent on @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's scholarship, especially his recent book THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE. It's a crucial read for understanding a critical component of Trump's coalition.
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Matthew D. Taylor: Render unto Caesar: Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power
“The propaganda that is driving our nation mad is theological.” -beginning of Q & A session
Contra Markan priority: The Gospel of Caesar came first. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social
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