WTL Author Forum [2024-04]: My Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood about Their New Book, Baptizing America

Plus, my modest proposal for a "new days of awe" period between Juneteenth and Independence Day

Dear #WhiteTooLong readers,

Last night, I hosted a live conversation for paid WTL subscribers with

Brian Kaylor

and

Beau Underwood

, co-authors of the new book, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. Brian and Beau also write a lively Substack newsletter at

Word&Way

. It was great to be in conversation with the nearly 50 of you who tuned in on a vacation week. And today, I’m happy to share the conversation with everyone, particularly during these challenging days where we are witnessing direct assaults on the rule of law while being called on to remember the best of our principles of equality and liberty for all.

** Stay tuned! There will be more live author forum events announced soon. Become a paid subscriber today and get the opportunity to interact with leading authors writing about religion, race, and politics throughout the year. **

I’m also honored to report that the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism is featuring my recent column on their blog, where I propose using the “days of awe” in the Jewish High Holidays as a model for creating a season of critical patriotism in the 15 days between Juneteenth and Independence Day. Here’s the original post:

What, to the White American, is the 19th of June?

In solidarity,

Robby

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To watch my hour-long conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood, including an engaging Q&A session, click on the video below.

I encourage you all to buy their original and insightful book. Here are some purchase options. If you purchase the book directly from Chalice Press and use the code “BAPODCAST” you can receive 30% off. And if you purchase the book through either of the sites below, a portion of your purchase goes to support my newsletter:

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