Lexicon: A Theological & Political Glossary
This glossary serves as a comprehensive reference for terminology used throughout the analysis of Dominative Christianism, including the variants MAGA Christianism, Providential Identitarianism, and related theological phenomena. New terms are added regularly as the analysis develops.
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Categories
Primary Concepts
Foundational terms central to the analysis of religious nationalism and political theology
Christianism
The politicization of Christian identity into an ideological movement that systematically deploys religious symbols, language, and identity markers to advance specific political agendas and power structures.
Dominative Christianism
A theological phenomenon wherein Christian identity is systematically subordinated to power-seeking frameworks that fundamentally misappropriate Christ's kenotic model of self-giving love.
MAGA Christianism
A specific variant of Christianism that fuses elements of traditional Christianity with MAGA political ideology, creating a worldview where partisan loyalty becomes inseparable from religious identity.
Nova Effect
Describes how religious impulses persist while mutating into diverse forms—maintaining structural patterns while changing content, creating a proliferation of both religious and secular positions.
Providential Identitarianism
A variant of Christianism that fuses theological concepts of divine providence with progressive identity frameworks, creating a religio-political worldview where social identity becomes connected to a divine purpose within a progressive narrative.
Theological Mutations
Specific theological distortions identified in both MAGA Christianism and Providential Identitarianism
Primitive Biblicism (Coming Soon)
Claims of direct, unmediated access to biblical meaning that bypasses interpretive traditions and contextual understanding in favor of supposedly clear, universal principles.
Practical Atheism (Coming Soon)
A theological condition where Jesus's life and teachings are acknowledged rhetorically but not allowed to shape actual practice, effectively removing Christ as Supreme Exemplar while maintaining Christian identity markers.
Binary Apocalypticism
A theological framework that divides the world into absolute categories of good and evil, friends and enemies, saved and damned, often mapping these divisions onto political and cultural boundaries.
Theological Alternatives
Constructive theological frameworks that offer alternatives to the identified mutations
Participatory Freedom (Coming Soon)
A theological understanding of freedom not as absence of constraint but as capacity for love of God and neighbor without domination.
Prophetic Patriotism (Coming Soon)
A form of love for country characterized by critical engagement with a nation's failings while maintaining deep commitment to its founding ideals and future flourishing.
Relational Receptivity
The posture of remaining open to others without attempting to control or categorize them. It maintains undetermined presence that enables genuine encounter across differences while preserving one's own identity and convictions.
Historical Context
Terms related to historical movements and precedents that inform current theological formations
Covenant Theology (Coming Soon)
A Reformed theological framework that understands God's relationship with humanity through a series of covenants, providing the foundation for both MAGA Christianism and Providential Identitarianism.
Civil Religion (Coming Soon)
The implicit religious dimensions of American public life that sacralize national identity, history, and purpose through rituals, symbols, and narratives.
Contemporary Movements
Terms describing current religious-political phenomena and their manifestations
Christian Nationalism (Coming Soon)
A political ideology that seeks to merge Christian and American identities, claiming that the United States is fundamentally a Christian nation whose laws and institutions should reflect specifically Christian values.
Identity Synthesis (Coming Soon)
The fusion of religious, national, and partisan identities into a single consolidated social identity where each component reinforces and validates the others.
How to Cite This Glossary
APA: Geevarghese-Uffman, C. (2025). Christianism Lexicon: A Theological & Political Glossary. Common Life Politics. [CommonLifePolitics.com]
Chicago: Geevarghese-Uffman, Craig. "Christianism Lexicon: A Theological & Political Glossary." [Common Life Politics], April 2, 2025. [CommonLifePolitics.com]
MLA: Geevarghese-Uffman, Craig. "Christianism Lexicon: A Theological & Political Glossary." [Common Life Politics], 2 Apr. 2025, [CommonLifePolitics.com]
This lexicon is continuously updated as new terms emerge in the ongoing analysis.
Last Updated: April 2, 2025