In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Paul D. Miller, professor of the practice of international affairs at Georgetown University and author of a recent book entitled The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism. Today, we talk about religion, politics, social ethics, and the rise of Christian nationalism.
Meet Dr. Miller:
Dr. Miller earned his PhD from Georgetown University and holds a masters in public policy from Harvard University. He spent a decade in public service as director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the National Security Council staff, an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, and a military intelligence officer in the US Army. Miller’s writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Dispatch, The Washington Post, Providence Magazine, Mere Orthodoxy, The Gospel Coalition, Foreign Policy, and elsewhere. He is the author of Just War and Ordered Liberty from Cambridge University Press.
Resources:
- The Religion of American Greatness by Paul D. Miller
- The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony
- Between Kin and Cosmopolis by Nigel Biggar
- Taking America Back for God by Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry
- How the Nations Rage by Jonathan Leeman
- Politics after Christendom by David VanDrunen
The Digital Public Square is a production of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and is produced and hosted by Jason Thacker.
Production assistance is provided by Cameron Hayner. Technical production provided by Owens Productions. It is edited and mixed by Mark Owens.

Digital Public Square Podcast with Jason Thacker
Conversations on theology, ethics, and philosophy in the public square