The Psychology of Christian Nationalism
A Conversation with The Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White
Hosted by The Clergy Emergency League and the Wisconsin Council of Churches
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
7:00 Eastern, 6:00 Central, 5:00 Mountain, 4:00 Pacific
Moderated by:
The Rev. Stephen Fearing and The Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade
Co-founders of the Clergy Emergency League
Cost: $10
The rise of Christian Nationalism in the U.S. is affecting clergy and congregations who struggle to understand what is driving the movement and how to navigate the polarization is causes. In this author chat, we will talk with the Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White, author of The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide, about how clergy and congregations can navigate political divisiveness and advocate for justice. This webinar is for clergy, lay leaders, congregations, and anyone who is seeking ways to safely and effectively talk with those who are drawn to Christian Nationalism.
The Rev. Dr. Pamela Cooper-White is Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology and Religion and former academic Dean at Union Theological Seminary in New York, NY. From 2008-2015, she served as Ben G. and Nancye Clapp Gautier Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care and Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA, and Co-Director of the Atlanta Theological Association’s joint ThD program in Pastoral Counseling. In 2013-14 she was awarded a Fulbright fellowship as the Fulbright-Freud Scholar of Psychoanalysis at the Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna, Austria, also teaching a seminar at the University of Vienna. She is recipient of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors’ 2005 national award for “Distinguished Achievement in Research and Writing,” and the Samaritan Counseling Center of Philadelphia’s 2007 “Spirit Award” for community service. She holds PhD’s from Harvard University and the Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, and has published 10 books spanning the topics of gender, violence, religion, pastoral care, and counseling.
