“Dr Gavin Ashenden – The Real Christian Nationalism: History, Hope and Honest Evangelism”

“In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr Gavin Ashenden returns to Hearts of Oak to unpack Christian nationalism, Elon Musk’s recent declaration “I follow the teachings of Jesus,” and what a confident Christian presence should look like in 21st-century Britain. Drawing on his own move from Anglicanism to Catholicism, Gavin critiques ethnic or genetic notions of nationalism and instead champions a spiritual Christian identity rooted in the Gospel and the Holy Spirit. He contrasts Protestant individualism with the historic Catholic emphasis on community and tradition, explores the UK’s 1,300-year Catholic heritage, and argues that today’s real contest is not between rival Christian models but between Christendom, Marxist utopianism, and Islamic theocracy. Along the way they discuss Rupert Lowe’s call to “reclaim our ground,” the legacy of Constantine, the need to evangelise rather than enforce faith, and why Christians must recover boldness and historical memory if they are to offer society a compelling alternative to the ideologies now shaping the West.”

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