Matthew D. Taylor is a visiting scholar at the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University. He is a theology and religious studies scholar who specializes in American Islam, Christian nationalism, and Christian extremism - with a PhD from Georgetown University and an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Violent Take It by Force, the forthcoming book Defying Tyrants, and the creator of two limited podcast series – “American Unexceptionalism and Charismatic Revival Fury.”