White American Fundamentalist Evangelical Cultural Power and Control Wheel

Abstract

Social inequality and abuse are prevalent within the White fundamentalist evangelical culture and permeate society; therefore, the Duluth model was the inspiration to highlight influencing cultural factors and tactics used by those with power and privilege within the religious subculture possibly to exert power and control to aid those affected by the religious subculture and clinicians. Examining a few underpinnings influencing the cultural framework is necessary to initiate a conversation on how culture may perpetuate a cycle of power and control. This article underscores how Christian nationalism, patriarchal, purity culture, and White supremacy ideologies may have shaped the translation and interpretation of the Bible. The four cultural values discussed may be foundational to the translation and interpretation of the Bible, which may have been transmitted through various mediums. The culture-infused religious community may be activated to utilize various tactics potentially to establish and maintain power and control over others. This information can help explore possible systemic impacts on client systems. Through the inspiration from the Duluth model stemming from a subcultural identity framework, possible tactics potentially used within the White fundamental evangelical culture may be noted. It is vital to highlight these ideological underpinnings are not exclusive to the White fundamentalist evangelical culture, and not everyone within this culture ascribes to these ideologies.