Leader - Rev. Jennifer Butler

Remembering our history is a spiritual practice. We will examine how white Christian nationalism has shown up throughout history and how people of faith have organized to push back. These historic movements are models of how people of faith can respond to the current resurgence of white Christian nationalism. We must reclaim our faith to counter white Christian nationalism and cast a clear moral vision of a country where everyone can thrive.

Rev. Jennifer Butler is the Founder in Residence of Faith in Public Life, a network of faith leaders united in the pursuit of justice. In 2005, she founded Faith in Public Life to amplify progressive faith voices and forge multi-faith, multiracial and ideologically diverse faith coalitions to work for justice and the common good. She chaired President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She was named one of the “22 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2022” by Center for American Progress.

She is the author of Who Stole my Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny, which makes a biblical case for multi-faith, multiracial democracy in the face of rising white Christian Nationalism and authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world. For more on Rev. Butler, visit RevJenButler.com or follow her on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.