Religion, Theory, Social Character, and Historical Change

• Social Problems
• Social Psychology
• Sociology of Religion

Social character, history, and religion

a. Lundskow, George and Lauren Langman. 2026. Visions of a Sane Society: Fromm and Critical Theory for a Free, Democratic, and Sustainable Future. New York, NY: Routledge.

b. Lundskow, George. 2026. “The Lonely Crowd Revisited: Lonelier and More Empowered Since 1950.” The Anthem Companion to David Riesman, Peter Kivisto, ed. New York, NY: Anthem Press.

c. Lundskow, George. 2024. White Supremacy and Anti-Supremacy Forces in the United States: A Sociohistorical and Social Psychological Approach. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature AG.

d. Lundskow, George. 2024. “Conspiracies and Sadistic Freedom.” In Conspiracy Theories and Extremism in New Times, Christopher Connor, ed. Lanham, MD: Lexington Press.

e. Lundskow, George and Sarah MacMillen. 2023. Q-Anon and Other Replacement Realities. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

f. Lundskow, George. 2022. “The Religion of White Male Ethnonationalism in a Multi-Cultural Reality.” Interpreting Religion: Making Sense of Religious Lives. Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press.

g. Lundskow, George. 2022. “Conspiracies and Restorative Violence in American Culture.” Critical Sociology, February. doi:10.1177/08969205211073703.

h. Lundskow, George and Lauren Langman. 2022. “From Grievance to Insurrection: Authoritarian Populism Today.” Critical Sociology 48, 6: 909–915.

I received my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Kansas in 1999. Since then, I have published numerous articles and books on the social psychology of right-wing populism and American Character. In general, I study the intersection of political-economic and cultural forces that legitimate popular acceptance of economic exploitation, cultural-identity oppression, militarism, and destruction, and at the same time, the forces that promise a more fulfilling, egalitarian, and broadly prosperous future.