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Jeff Sharlet is one of the most important contemporary chroniclers of Christian nationalism. In works of immersive investigative journalism – from The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power (which has been made into a multipart Netflix docuseries) to his most recent book, the New York Times bestseller The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War – he has charted the ways that particular forms of Christianity are braided into U.S. political life, reaching the highest levers of power. Organized around a series of “dispatches” (from on the ground coverage of Trump rallies in the 2016 and 2020 elections to interviews with pastors and members of right-wing militia churches), The Undertow takes us into the lives of everyday believers, their sorrows, hopes, and angers, and shows how they are magnetized into the fever dream of an America made great again through the figure of Trump. In these still-early months of the second Trump administration, join us for this important and timely discussion about Christian nationalism, the appeal of authoritarian fascism, and the excitement of getting to hate in the name of love. Jeff Sharlet will be joined in conversation by Ann Pellegrini, Professor and Chair of Performance Studies. The event is cosponsored by the Department of Performance Studies and NYU”s Center for Religion and Media.