Some readers may already be aware of “Hindu nationalism.” But others, especially Americans or Western Europeans, may recognize Hindu nationalism through a more familiar term: Christian nationalism. Christian nationalism has become a dominant paradigm for how Western political liberals think about religion and politics. But both Christian nationalism and Hindu nationalism are different types of the same thing: religious nationalism. First, some cursory definitions. Nationalism, in the way that “religious nationalism” is discussed, is exclusionary. It sees a nation as... Read more