Today's article draws on Jennifer Welch's conversation with Katie Couric and Anthea Butler's scholarship; this analysis examines the rise of Christian nationalism, the misuse of scripture in politics, and the urgent need to reclaim the justice-centered teachings of Jesus Christ. "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" Micah 6:8 (KJV)