"The Last Word" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 194

What are the broader takeaways from Josh Hawley's presentation on "manhood?" How does Hawley's vision of "masculine America" illuminate the dynamics of high-control Christianity, Christian nationalism, and the broader MAGA movement in America today? What lessons can we learn through engaging Hawley's vision of masculinity? Join Dan to find out, as we conclude our look at Hawley's vision of manhood.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-194-the-last-word?hsLang=en

"Christian Nationalism On the DL" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 193

Josh Hawley is a dyed-in-the-wool, self-described Christian nationalist. But he's careful not to make this too obvious in discussion of Christian masculinity and masculine virtue. 

But if we look past his smoke and mirrors, if look behind the curtain, his Christian nationalism comes through when he talks about role of men as "kings." 

Check out this week's episode as Dan walks us through Hawley's Christian nationalist vision of America.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-193-christian-nationalism-on-the-dl?hsLang=en

"Deep Thoughts…By Josh Hawley" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 192

Josh Hawley claims to present a "biblical" model of masculinity and masculine virtue. But if we look more closely, it turns out that Hawley's "Bible" is actually really weird. And so is his model of masculine kingship. 

And what does "kingship" mean for Josh Hawley? 

Well, pretty much the same thing you could read in any self-help book. 

Join Dan for this week's episode as he tells us why.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-192-deep-thoughtsby-josh-hawley?hsLang=en

“Does it REALLY Say That?” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It’s in the Code ep 191

Throughout his presentation of manhood and masculine virtue, Josh Hawley assures us that he’s telling us “what the Bible says,” or “what the Bible teaches.” And he’s not alone: biblicist Christians almost always support their claims by assuring us that they’re simply passing along “what the Bible says.” 

But is it that simple? What else is going on here? 

How do the claims to merely represent “what the Bible says” operate as mechanisms of control and coercion? 

How do they serve the interests of Christian nationalism and high-control religion? Check out this week’s episode to find out!

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-dukrk-2de6eab4

"The Atheists Are Coming!" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 190

Despite claiming to present us with a "Christian" vision of manhood, there is nothing identifiably Christian about Josh Hawley's account of masculinity and masculine virtue. 

Instead, he can define masculinity any way he wants, and call it "Christian." 

But there's a flip side to this. 

He can also dismiss anyone who disagrees with him, anyone who doesn't accept his account of masculinity, anyone who opposes his "Christian" vision, as an "atheist." 

How does this work for him? Why make this specific move? And what does this tell us about how Christian nationalist envision manhood, and even nationhood? Check out this week's episode as Dan explains!

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-190-the-atheists-are-coming?hsLang=en

"Jesus Isn't An Alpha" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 189

Despite his promises, Josh Hawley's vision of masculinity and masculine virtue is not "Christian" in any definable way. 

But while this may be surprising, given his Christian nationalist credentials, it actually serves the interests of his ideology not to be distinctly Christian? 

In what senses? 

What can be gained by ensuring that claims to "Christian masculinity" aren't actually Christian? Join Dan for this week's episode as he explains.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-189-jesus-isnt-an-alpha?hsLang=en

"Where's Jesus?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 188

Josh Hawley tells us he's giving us a vision of Christian "manhood." 

But as we near the end of his book on the subject, is he? 

In this episode, Dan argues that there's actually nothing specifically Christian about Hawley's account of manhood at all. 

In fact, he argues, Hawley goes to length NOT to discuss any specifically Christian themes, even when he comes to the chapter on men as "priests?" 

So what's going on? Check out this week's episode to find out!

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-188-wheres-jesus?hsLang=en

"It's Important Work—As Long As Someone Else Does It" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 187

Josh Hawley tells us that blue-collar and manual labor are the domains of true masculinity. He tells us that they are the path to freedom, and meaning, and purpose. He tells us that men have no social value if they do not undertake this kind of work. 

But is any of this true? 

Does this kind of work bring us the freedom he claims? 

Is he really the voice of "working men?" 

Or is he another elitist who benefits from the exploitation of workers while masquerading as a liberator? Dan argues that this is the real story. Listen to this week's episode to find out why.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-187-its-important-workas-long-as-someone-else-does-it?hsLang=en

"Who Are the Elites?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 185

Josh Hawley says that the crisis of masculinity in America is due to the fact that men won't work. 

And the reason they won't work, he assures us, is because liberal elites have convinced them not to. 

But what does Hawley overlook to tell this story? How does he ignore his own status as a cultural elite, and his political party's support of economic policies that favor the elites? 

What is Hawley hiding behind his appeals to masculinity?

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-185-who-are-the-elites?hsLang=en

"A Crappy Sermon?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 184

Dan continues discussion of Josh Hawley's book on masculinity from Hawley's Christian perspective.

In the end of his chapter on men as "warriors," we finally get to his full vision of what a "warrior" is. What does Hawley have to tell us? Is there anything specifically "war-like" about his warriors? Or anything specifically Christian? Or even anything particularly masculine. 

Not so much, as it turns out. As Dan argues in this episode, Hawley's really just in it for the culture war. Take a listen and check it out!

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-184-a-crappy-sermon?hsLang=en

"Genocide Joshua" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 183

The third role Josh Hawley tells us that men are called to play is that of "warrior". 

But what does that mean? Where might we look for an exemplar? One of Josh Hawley's answers is another Joshua, the figure from the Hebrew Bible, tasked with reclaiming the "Promised Land" for the Israelites. 

But the biblical book of Joshua commands the "utter destruction" of the inhabitants of the land, raising profound concerns about genocide and ethnic cleansing. Is this really the model of masculinity Hawley says we should follow? 

Listen to this week's episode to hear Dan's discussion of how Hawley responds, and what this tells us about "manhood" as he imagines it.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-183-genocide-joshua?hsLang=en

"So, That's a Warrior?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 182

Josh Hawley informs us that one of the distinctive roles men are called to play is that of "warrior." 

But what, exactly, makes a warrior? What are the distinctively masculine "warrior virtues" men are called to live out? It turns out that Hawley's answers to these questions are not what we might expect. 

In fact, it's not clear what, precisely, makes a "warrior" at all. Listen to this week's episode as Dan explains.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-182-so-thats-a-warrior?hsLang=en

"It's Not About Sacrifice" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 181

Josh Hawley argues that men are called to be fathers, and that fatherhood is defined by sacrificing oneself. 

But is it? 

Should it be? 

Why does high-control religion demand "sacrifice," and how does Hawley's account of masculinity reinforce these demands? 

How does he use this demand for sacrifice to demonize those who don't share his social vision? 

And how do appeals to sacrifice mask the interests that lie behind his vision of masculinity? 

So many questions—take a listen to this week's episode to hear the answers.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-181-its-not-about-sacrifice?hsLang=en

"Freedom and Constraint" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 180

Josh Hawley argues that "modern-day Epicureans" abandon all notions of "history, family, home, and tradition." He argues that without these, humans have no identity, and that these "Epicureans" have no real sense of who they are. 

But is this true? 

Does everyone who disagrees with Hawley's understanding of the human person lack any identity? And do "history, family, home, and tradition" really define us completely? 

Join Dan for this week's episode and find out!

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-180-freedom-and-constraint?hsLang=en

"A Father's Virtues?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 179

Josh Hawley identifies the defining roles men are called to play in order to exercise their "masculine virtues." The second of these is that of father. What are the virtues Hawley thinks fathers embody? And are they really virtues that only fathers can embody? And exactly what kind of a man can even be a father? Finally, how do Hawley's answers to these questions reveal the ideology at work in his account of "manhood"? Join Dan as he answers these questions in this week's episode.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-179-a-fathers-virtues?hsLang=en

"There's No Such Thing" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 178

Josh Hawley argues that America's restoration can only come as men develop and exercise their unique, God-given masculine virtues and the play their assigned roles in society (the first of these is husband). 

This is a patriarchal vision of America that most Americans would reject, so he softens the presentation of his high-control religious vision to try to make it seem less radical, more inviting, and more inclusive. 

But by softening his message, he actually shows readers what he most wants to hide: There is no such thing as a kinder, more inclusive expression of high-control religion. Join Dan this week as he takes a look.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-178-theres-no-such-thing?hsLang=en

"A New Eden?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 176

Josh Hawley identifies six roles that men are called to play. The first is that of "husband." But what, exactly does that mean? And what is the point or purpose of marriage? For Hawley, marriage holds the promise of countering all the evils that confront contemporary American society. But who, exactly, is called to play this role of husband? And how can marriage possibly be everything Hawley says that it is? And perhaps most importantly, why does he argue that marriage is so significant? Listen to this week's episode as Dan dives into these issues.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-176-a-new-eden?hsLang=en

"You Can't Tell A Good Story Without Bad Guys" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 175

Josh Hawley offers us a story about men, masculinity, and American society. 

But his patriarchal vision, with its appeals to Rome and medieval Christendom, is not a popular story—it's not a story that most Americans are eager to hear. 

So how does Hawley try to make that story more attractive? How does he make it feel more inviting and reasonable? 

He does it the same way other storytellers might—he creates antagonists that an audience will hate and fear. Check out this week's episode to hear more.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-175-you-cant-tell-a-good-story-without-bad-guys?hsLang=en

"From Adam to…King Arthur…?" (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It's in the Code ep 174

Josh Hawley wants us to believe that his vision of manhood and masculinity comes from the Bible, and specifically from its first book, Genesis. 

But does it? 

If it's supposed to come from Genesis, why does he spend so much time talking about people like the ancient Romans and King Arthur? 

And if he's being "biblical," why does he talk about topics that just aren't in the biblical text, like "leadership" and "representation"? 

In this episode, Dan decodes how Hawley actually uses the Bible to explain this ideological mash-up. Check it out to hear more!

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-174-from-adam-to-king-arthur?hsLang=en

“They Just Hate Men” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It’s in the Code ep 173

Josh Hawley suggests that men are tasked with being “leaders.” But what does that mean for him? In what ways does he mix and match his terms to mask his real understanding of leadership and masculinity? And how does it bring to light the ways he presents a caricature of anyone who would question his vision of masculinity? Check out this week’s episode to find out.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-2m4dg-2998019a