Preparing for War with Brad Onishi

Reclaiming the Garden

In this episode, we have a conversation with author and religious studies scholar/professor Brad Onishi (who also is a co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast)! Brad talks about his upbringing in evangelical spaces in California, his journey from being a youth pastor to deconstructing to becoming a scholar on white Christian Nationalism, and also a little about his experiences in Paris (April gets excited whenever she has an excuse to talk to people about Paris).

You can find Brad on Instagram @bbonishi and Twitter @BradleyOnishi . Here is the link to purchase his book, Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism–And What Comes Next: https://www.bradonishi.com/books/. You can listen to his podcast Straight White American Jesus on all podcast platforms and follow the pod’s Insta @straightwhitejc.

Other books mentioned in this episode:

“Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right” by Lisa McGirr

“From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism” by Darren Dochuk

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