Christians Zionism and Nationalism in the Era of Trump
Volume 1 | Issue 2
Winter 2026
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by Mimi Kirk
04-05
Our second issue focuses particularly on Christian Zionism as it relates to the authoritarianism currently wielded by the second US Trump administration. The authors – Halah Ahmad, Ben Lorber, and Robert O. Smith – examine how Christian Zionism shores up American tyranny both at home and abroad, bolstering the repression of activism around Palestine in the United States and partnering with Christian nationalism as well as fueling Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
by Robert O. Smith
06-27
Smith looks at three cases that demonstrate the real-world effects of Christian Zionist commitments and political activities: 1) Judge Julia Sebutinde’s jurisprudence for the International Court of Justice; 2) the Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther; and 3) the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
by Halah Ahmad
28-56
Ahmad examines how Christian Zionist groups and individuals have for decades aimed to suppress democracy and gain electoral power in the United States, bringing us to the present authoritarian moment.
How Christian Zionists Wield Electoral Power in the United States (PDF Download)
by Ben Lorber
57-77
Lorber does a deep dive into one such group actualizing the Christian Zionist policy agenda: the New Apostolic Reformation and its leader, Florida-based Mario Bramnick. Lorber argues that Bramnick’s increasing influence in the realm of Christian Zionism “illustrates the dominionist, messianic agenda, and increasingly transnational and multiethnic character of [the ideology], a bedrock of today’s authoritarian and Christian nationalist upsurge.”
Actualizing America’s Christian Zionist Agenda (PDF Download)
by Michael Spath
78-81
Dr. Michael Spath reviews Justice on the Cross: Palestinian Liberation Theology, the Struggle Against Israeli Oppression, and the Church, written by Kathleen Christison.
by Mark Braverman
82-89
Dr. Mark Braverman reviews ‘Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By’: Jews of Conscience on Palestine, edited by Susan Landau.
