Talk of 'Christian nationalism' is getting a lot louder – but what does the term really mean?
- Written by Eric McDaniel, Associate Professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts

According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation – even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans and...