Four Americans

Abstract

This chapter introduces the four categories that encompass the orientations of all Americans toward Christian nationalism. The remaining chapters of the book draw on each of these four categories. This chapter provides empirical descriptions of each group: Ambassadors, Accommodators, Resisters, and Rejecters. The demographics of each group are explored, noting differences across age, gender, region of the country, education, income, and marital status. This chapter also explores the religious beliefs, behaviors, and affiliations of Americans in each of these four categories. These analyses demonstrate that none of the four responses to Christian nationalism are synonymous with a particular religious tradition or socio-demographic group. Rather, each response can be found all throughout society. Finally, data are analyzed over the last several decades to explore shifts in size of each of the groups.