Brooklyn Walker

Check out my latest op-ed, which sheds = light on the story of Gen Z, gender and religion in @thehill.com. My analysis of @prri.org trend data shows that young men are not becoming more religious overtime, countering some popular narratives today.
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This is great work- thanks for sharing, @profsamperry.bsky.social!

Thanks for this. I’d love to be added!

Delighted to help put this together - there’s excellent work in this collection that makes a big jump forward in religion + politics in American congregations.

We conclude that, by generating stronger support for Christian nationalism across broader swaths of the American public, Christian persecution beliefs pose a significant threat to the US. (4/4)

We also find that Christian persecution beliefs elevate religious liberties considerations over LGBT and even racial civil rights considerations in similar ways for all racial groups. (3/4)

Using 2022 data with oversamples of religious minorities, we find that Christian persecution beliefs are held at similar rates among White, Black, and Latino Christians, and that similar factors predict Christian persecution beliefs across racial groups. (2/4)

Fellowship in the Fiery Furnace: Do Christian Persecution Narratives Transcend Racial Divides? By Brooklyn Walker and Paul A. Djupe “Section 1. Purpose and Policy. It is the policy of the United States, and the purpose of this order, to protect the religious freedoms of Americans and end the…

Hot off the presses! @pauldjupe.bsky.social and I have a new piece out @jssreligion.bsky.social that argues that Christian persecution beliefs are less racialized than previously believed. (1/4) religioninpublic.blog/2025/06/06/f...

Using 2022 data with oversamples of racial minorities, we show that Whites, Latinos, and Blacks ascribe to Christian persecution beliefs to similar extents, and that the same factors predict Christian persecution beliefs across race. (2/3)

The Gender Ideology Behind Christian Nationalism and the Anti-Abortion Movement By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit: Tennessee Lookout] A recent story from NPR helps make the connections between extraordinarily restrictive anti-abortion policies and a broader mo…

After reading excellent reporting from @oyousef.bsky.social on NPR about the violent gender ideology behind the anti-abortion movement, we (@brooklynwalker.bsky.social + I) had to dig into our data to see whether this exists in the mass (Christian) public. 1/2

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Can’t understand the apparent plateauing (or even slight reversal) of secularization among American men without understanding its connection to right-wing politics.

The Moderate Abortion Politics of Christian Nationalism? By Brooklyn Walker and Paul A. Djupe [Image credit: Georgetown Gender + Justice Initiative] Despite initially receiving ambivalent reactions, Roe v. Wade soon divided the country. Anti-abortion pol…

It has been conventional wisdom for so long that abortion is one of a few mobilizing issues on the Right. So much so that it didn't seem worth investigating. Good thing we did (w @brooklynwalker.bsky.social). 1/3
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This looks fascinating, Sam. Looking forward to citing it!

Thanks for the shoutout! Im always surprised at how a bit of threat can shift people’s attitudes.

New from me & @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at @sfjournal.bsky.social. Timely given our current economic crisis. How does Christian nationalism support plutocracy? Among the many ways is through opposing taxation for the rich. We show this using 3 national surveys. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

We gave a short survey to White Christians & asked them to pick between our govt prioritizing economic prosperity with more immigrants or reducing immigration even if it hurts prosperity.

Majorities of White Christian nationalists would tank our economy if it meant preserving the ethnic status quo.

The bar chart shows the distribution of reviewing in the past year from 2013 and 2024 survey data of political scientists.

It seems like a universal experience in the social sciences to face problems with peer reviewing - it's certainly taking longer and editors report that it's hard to recruit reviewers. I've been interested in getting data on this for a decade and we just pub'd the 2nd installment. Peer review is...

The real Gen Z religion story is about women (RNS) — On most indicators, Gen Z men’s religious behavior has largely stayed the same in the past decade. Instead, it is Gen Z women who have moved religiously.

While @pauldjupe.bsky.social and I are focusing on men, @melissadeckman.bsky.social has a fascinating new piece out about the decline in women's religious affiliation. religionnews.com/2025/03/07/t...

It’s sent!

This is a great observation. Our argument is that fear of feeling feminine leads some men to assert CN as a way to perform masculinity. I’d love to see more work on the mechanisms of how this plays out!

Send me your email address and I’ll send you a copy. Thanks for your interest!!

Christian Nationalism Acts as Compensation for More Feminine Men By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker 316Tees, a leading purveyor of Christian clothing, offers several unisex t-shirts featuring American flags and phrases like “One Nation Under God” o…

@pauldjupe.bsky.social and I recently published a piece about Christian nationalism as a mechanism used by men to protect their sense of masculinity. If you want to read more, we've published a summary at Religion in Public: religioninpublic.blog/2025/03/10/c...

Jesus and John Wayne Wannabes: How Christian Nationalism and Femininity Shape Extreme Politics Among Men in the US Abstract. Christian nationalism, the well-known conflation of Christianity with the state, has been linked with a wide range of conservative, exclusionary,

Moreover, it's self-described feminine men for whom Christian nationalism is associated with support for group extremism, violence, and sexism. Check it out at academic.oup.com/socrel/advan....

In a new piece titled 'Jesus and John Wayne Wannabes', now out at Sociology of Religion, @pauldjupe.bsky.social and I explore the role of felt gender on Christian nationalism. We find that men who describe themselves as feminine use Christian nationalism as a compensatory tool.

Thanks, @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social! I've been so excited to share this.

Thanks for sharing, @profsamperry.bsky.social! Your feedback improved the manuscript, and I'm thrilled to finally see it in print!

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The Reactionary Religious Reengagement of Young Men By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit: Mother Jones] If there’s one thing we thought we could count on in the social scientific study of religion, it was the gender gap in religious id…

After release of the Pew Report last week, @brooklynwalker.bsky.social and I dig in to our data to find "The Reactionary Religious Reengagement of Young Men." It's stunning to see how distinct they are from not just younger women but older Christians too.

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I've been concerned that commentators have been too quick to segment Christian nationalism to just "White CN" as particularly problematic. In reaction, I've been looking at CN within other groups, even those targeted in typical CN policy. In our new piece... religioninpublic.blog/2025/02/17/i...