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Identities in flux: evangelical identity in the time of Brexit and Trump

Gaddini, K; (2022) Identities in flux: evangelical identity in the time of Brexit and Trump. Journal of Contemporary Religion , 37 (1) pp. 125-144. 10.1080/13537903.2021.1995156. Green open access

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Abstract

Since the British referendum vote in 2016 to leave the European Union, scholars have analysed various aspects of this political landmark moment. However, one area that has lacked attention is the role of religion. This article fills that gap by using identity as a theoretical object of analysis to demonstrate the impact Brexit had, in conjunction with the election of Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and later US President, on British evangelical identities. I show how identities fracture and re-formulate during moments of political upheaval, focusing specifically on ethnographic data collected during fieldwork at a prominent evangelical Anglican church in London during the period 2015–2016. I ask: what does it mean to be British and evangelical? How do these religious and national identities interact with each other? Most importantly, how did this interaction change during the referendum and Trump’s election campaign? By investigating how evangelical British identity altered during these two important political events, this article brings attention to one of the most overlooked aspects of the British referendum: religion.

Type: Article
Title: Identities in flux: evangelical identity in the time of Brexit and Trump
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2021.1995156
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2021.1995156
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Brexit; evangelical; Christianity; Trump; religion; UK
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10111923
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