Yesterday I tried my first Substack Live — w/ @wajali.bsky.social & @timwhitaker.bsky.social — about Sunday's Rededicate 250 event. Hoping to do more of these. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCif... If you haven't already, sign up for my Substack Reckonings: matthewdtaylor.substack.com

🎙️ I sat down with @raushenbush.bsky.social on @interfaithalliance.org's The State of Belief podcast this week. We got into Christian nationalism, who owns the story of America's 250th anniversary, the Rededicate 250 event, & my new book Defying Tyrants. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

The New Apostolic Reformation has been staging Christian nationalist events on the National Mall since 2000. Today they finally got one organized & sponsored by the White House – the culmination of 25 years of work. My new piece explains what it means to them: open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...

I was on @msnowreports.bsky.social (Chris Jansing) this afternoon talking about "Rededicate 250" — the White House-promoted, govt-funded Christian nationalist event happening on the National Mall this Sunday. www.ms.now/chris-jansin...

On Sunday the Trump admin is hosting a 9-hr Christian nationalist festival on the National Mall — w/ govt funding & govt speakers. I study these movements & wrote a field guide: the leaders, the agenda, the history, & what makes this event genuinely unprecedented. open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...

Colorado Springs — I'd love to see you Thursday, May 7 at UCCS. Book signing at 5pm, followed by my lecture at 6pm: "Has Evangelical Christianity Become a Threat to American Democracy?" Open to all. Bring your questions. (This is an in-person event, and I don't think there's a livestream option)

Christian nationalism isn't one movement. It's three — & they don't agree on much. Calvinist Reconstructionists. Independent Charismatics. Anti-Vatican II Catholics – They have different theologies, different agendas, & different people in Trump's ear. New post 👇 open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...

Deeply honored — *Defying Tyrants* is featured in @publisherswkly.bsky.social's piece on theological & religious voices of resistance. 🙏 This is exactly the conversation I hoped the book would join. Huge thanks to my publisher @broadleafbooks.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

The first review of Defying Tyrants just dropped, and I'll take it. Bob Jones at REVwords: "Taylor scandalizes Christian history to such a degree that he sent me fact-checking. Surely he was twisting facts to suit his narrative. He couldn't be right. But I was wrong." revwords.com/defying-tyra...

Preorder now!

Hot take with biblical receipts: Trump is not the Antichrist. But "the Antichrist" is mostly a pop-culture figure stitched together from three different Bible passages. The word the Bible actually uses — repeatedly, in the present tense — is antichrists (plural)...

New podcast interview! I joined RADICALIZED: Truth Survives to talk about my new book Defying Tyrants — a theological case for Christian resistance to authoritarianism. If Jesus is Lord, Caesar isn't. 🎥 youtu.be/Pxk_Ve3qXAI The book is out October 6th: www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Thrilled to be joining @julieingersoll.bsky.social, @bradleyonishi.bsky.social, & @sarahposner.bsky.social for a live taping of Reign of Error on April 23 at 7:15 PM ET. Topic: Iran, Christian nationalism, & holy war — plus a Season 2 fundraiser. Register here: www.axismundi.us/register-roe...

This is what we're going to talk about this week on the God Squad Pod. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social will be joining us. Looking forward to it!

Come hang with @sarahposner.bsky.social, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social, @julieingersoll.bsky.social and me on April 23 to discuss Iran, Christian Nationalism, and Holy War. Register at www.axismundi.us.

This was great. Make sure you check out part 1. Also very excited for @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social upcoming book - Defying Tyrants!

Joined @jaketapper.bsky.social on @cnn.com's The Lead last night to discuss Secretary Hegseth's Christian rhetoric at the Pentagon — and what it means for faith and public institutions. Watch: www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/p...

Part 2 of my conversation with @patkahnke.bsky.social is live! 🎙️ We dig into Christian nationalism, the three distinct American forms of Christian supremacy, and how Trump is carefully calibrating his religious rhetoric to serve his political ends. ▶️ Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFUj...

I just pre-ordered the book “Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists” by Matthew D. Taylor (visiting religious scholar-the Center on Faith & Justice at Georgetown). @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social More info here: www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author... Should be interesting!

Most people use "Christian nationalism" as a catch-all, as if there was one united movement aiming for Christian power. But there are actually 3 distinct movements competing for power in Trump's America — with different theologies, different strategies, and real tensions between them. My latest.

Part 1 of my conversation with @patkahnke.bsky.social is live! 🎙️ We talked about my forthcoming book Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists (Broadleaf, October 2026) — I define the phrase "Christian antichrist"... 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIYD...

🔥 Advance reader copies are here & I'm looking for the right people to read them first... Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists Journalists. Podcast hosts. Writers. If that's you — slide into my DMs or visit drmatthewdtaylor.com to get a copy in your hands early.

Are modern-day apostles & prophets helping—or harming—the church? Guest host @danielsilliman.bsky.social talks with expert @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social about NAR scandals, spiritual authority, and whether this leadership model can be reformed—or is fundamentally broken. roysreport.com/podcast/is-t...

Listening to "The Violent Take It By Force" by @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social . Prepare to hear more about this from me in my upcoming episode of "These Troubled Times," where I'll be connecting the dots between the John Knox & the Scottish Reformation and January 6th. www.audible.com/pd/B0DGZLGN9...

An extremely important read. One of the best and critical reads so far in 2026. I’m late in reading this but nonetheless it is necessary to be educated and to think how we identify it when we see/hear it. Thank you @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for your extensive research and work.

Hot take that isn't actually a hot take if you study this stuff: Not every Christian nationalist is a threat to democracy. Some of them are your aunt who likes "God Bless the USA" and has a flag in her church chancel. BUT...

My Christian brothers and sisters, we gotta go get our boy. The game is played from the inside. Do not let rhetoric betray the heart of God.

I was interviewed for @cnn.com's upcoming documentary "The Rise of Christian Nationalism," part of The Whole Story with Pamela Brown. It examines how extreme ideas & leaders have moved from the margins of evangelical culture into real political power — reshaping homes, schools, and government.

Last week I joined @revjimwallis.bsky.social on his podcast for a conversation about the theological & political machinery driving Christian Zionism, the New Apostolic Reformation, & religious right rhetoric around the war in Iran. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

This weekend I learned that The Violent Take It by Force received the Pneuma journal book award, voted on by scholars of Pentecostalism through the Society for Pentecostal Studies.

Currently reading this brilliant book! By @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social

My new book DEFYING TYRANTS: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists is available for pre-order. Out October 6th. A thread on what it is and why I wrote it — and why theology is central to resisting the authoritarian right. 🧵

In my writing & speaking about Pentecostal-charismatic leaders around Trump, I'm often asked if Trump buys into any of these modern prophecies about him or is even aware of what they say. I generally say: Yes, he's very aware & does seem to buy in at some level. Here's my new Exhibit A: 1/

I was honored to be back on the @refusefascism.bsky.social podcast. This time we talked about the American war in Iran and how dueling Christian Zionist and antisemitic versions of Christian nationalism are powering debates about the war: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

This podcast interview I did for The Great Battlefield covers a lot of ground: the New Apostolic Reformation's development, how Christian theology is fueling Trumpian messianism, and what it means to theologically resist authoritarianism. Check it out. greatbattlefield.com/episode/char...

On this week’s episode of our pod, Sam speaks w @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social about the religious undercurrents underpinning this incredibly dangerous new war against Iran. Listen here: bit.ly/4sEvexu Or wherever you get your podcasts

Highly recommend @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's podcast series Charismatic Revival Fury: icjs.org/charismatic-... apologies in advance it will melt your brain.

For the whole interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

I joined The Resisters podcast this week. This interview will probably appeal more to Christians than to others, because it's a conversation with a pastor & also someone w/ a New Apostolic Reformation background, so we get deep into what's wrong with NAR theology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsSY...

If you want to understand how all this has been building, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social's audio series, Charismatic Revival Fury, is essential listening. icjs.org/charismatic-...

“The Violent Take It by Force” by @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social or @bradleyonishi.bsky.social ‘s podcast “Straight White American Jesus” or @badfaithdoc.bsky.social or follow @katerqburns.bsky.social or @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social To understand the current wave of religious extremism

Excellent conversation with @sarahposner.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social on the illiberalism of the Christian Nationalist movement infesting the halls of power. "You can't have liberal democracy when you believe the other side is demonic."

On charismatic Christians, prophets, apostles, spiritual warfare, and how they see Israel and Iran, with @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social: redcircle.com/shows/fbed71...

NEW Reign of Error. You don't want to miss this one. I talk with @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social about how Trump's top evangelical advisors are activating voters for the midterms around voter suppression, Iran, immigration, and literally casting out demons redcircle.com/shows/fbed71...

I'll be leading a 6-week, public, online course in March & April: "The Christian-Jewish Question Today: Antisemitism, Christian Zionism, & Israel" How has Christian theology shaped this fraught moment? Inst. for Christian Studies (Toronto) $400 Canadian, $290 for US substack.com/@matthewdtay...

@matthewdtaylor.bsky.social & I recorded a postlude to our podcast American Unexceptionalism. I shared my experience in the resistance from Minneapolis, focusing on the role of faith. Thanks to @bradleyonishi.bsky.social for platforming the episode on SWAJ. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Grateful for this review of my book, The Violent Take It By Force, by @erichrobinson1969.bsky.social. "For anyone trying to understand how Xn language, spiritual fervor, & political power became so tightly entangled...this book is essential reading." resourcesforus.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/t...

For anyone in the DC area, this promises to be a really interesting conversation: CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM & THE RISE OF AUTHORITARIANISM It'll also be in one of the most beautiful spaces in all of DC-- Georgetown's Riggs Library. Come and join us Tues, 2/12 at 6pm. events.zoom.us/ev/Apr-OK55d...

New Apostolic Reformation update: Ché Ahn (NAR apostle who is currently running for CA governor!) just turned 70. Someone captured this live-stream of NAR prophets Cindy Jacobs & James Goll prophesying over Ché at his bday party. www.facebook.com/hadassah.loz...

Excellent piece by @ryanburge.bsky.social on what data actually says about whether there's a rumored revival under way. TL;DR There's no evidence. MY QUESTION: What if the post-Charlie Kirk "revival" is not new people identifying as Christians but the radicalization of existing Christians?