The Case for Christian Nationalism

by Stephen Wolfe

However, propositions do not and cannot serve as the foundation for nations, even Christian propositions.4 Our sense of familiarity with a particular place and the people in it—the sense of we—is rooted not in abstractions or judicial norms (e.g., equal protection) or truth-statements. Rather, the nation is rooted in a pre-reflective, pre-propositional love for one’s own, generated from intergenerational affections, daily life, and productive activity that link a society of the dead, living, and unborn. Concrete action—past, present, and future—which enlivens space to the benefit of generations, is what grounds the nation. Political creeds are ancillary or supplemental, but not fundamental.