How does the Far Right weaponise the Bible? In conversation with Hannah Strømmen

<p>Unpalatable truth as it may be, there are some, especially today, who draw on the Bible to exclude and vilify others, as a way of protecting and the "pure" Christian culture of Europe or the West.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not an altogether new phenomenon - people have deployed the Bible for militaristic ends since the Crusades - but it appears to be growing once again, as the Europe comes under "attack" from immigrants and Islam.</p><p><br /></p><p>How does this happen? What Bibles do the Far Right use? What texts do they quote? What principles underlie that usage? And what can be done about it?</p><p><br /></p><p>In today's episode, Nick talks to theologian Hannah Strømmen, whose latest book The Bibles of the Far Right, examines just these questions. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can buy a copy of her book <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-bibles-of-the-far-right-9780197789896?cc=gb&amp;lang=en&amp;" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-bibles-of-the-far-right-9780197789896?cc=gb&amp;lang=en&amp;</p>