Summary of Robert P. Jones's The End of White Christian America

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#1 The video panels at the top of One World Trade Center in New York City simulate the feel of a glass-walled elevator as it climbs 102 floors in 47 seconds. The video also offers a unique perspective on the city’s Protestant church steeples.

#2 White Christian America’s monuments to its own power are visible in the changing uses of three iconic structures: the United Methodist Building in Washington, D. C. ; the Interchurch Center on New York City’s Upper West Side; and the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California.

#3 The Methodist Episcopal Church purchased a lot across from the US Capitol in 1922. The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style, and was meant to demonstrate Protestant Christian ideals merging with American government.

#4 The United Methodist Building was a center for Protestant activities in Washington, and it was used to stamp federal legislation with Protestant morality.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822522084

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The video panels at the top of One World Trade Center in New York City simulate the feel of a glass-walled elevator as it climbs 102 floors in 47 seconds. The video also offers a unique perspective on the city’s Protestant church steeples.

#2

White Christian America’s monuments to its own power are visible in the changing uses of three iconic structures: the United Methodist Building in Washington, D. C. ; the Interchurch Center on New York City’s Upper West Side; and the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California.

#3

The Methodist Episcopal Church purchased a lot across from the US Capitol in 1922. The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style, and was meant to demonstrate Protestant Christian ideals merging with American government.

#4

The United Methodist Building was a center for Protestant activities in Washington, and it was used to stamp federal legislation with Protestant morality.

#5

The United Methodist Building was inaugurated in a period of intense anti-Catholic sentiment. The building’s role as a sentinel to keep a watchful eye on congressional activity and warn against potential Catholic encroachment.

#6

The United Methodist Church’s experiment with the use of their building as a center for political activity was short lived. The country’s economic doldrums and a rising backlash against the Eighteenth Amendment cast a shadow over the Methodist Church’s glorious experiment.

#7

The Interchurch Center in New York City’s Morningside Heights neighborhood was dedicated in 1958. It was a symbol of white Protestantism’s attempt to maintain national influence, but it also included some Eastern Orthodox and some historically African American denominations.

#8

The Interchurch Center was dedicated in 1957, and its purpose was to promote Christian