Identifying and managing violence risks associated with Christian Nationalism
Presented by: C. Joshua Villines: Human Intelligence Group & Emory University Police Department
Date: 1 October 2026: 14h00-15h30 Johannesburg time; 05h00 LA/Vancouver time; 08h00 NY/Toronto time; 13h00 London/Lagos; 20h00 Hong Kong time
Format: Zoom Webinar
Cost:
Free for any TAP member with up-to-date paid membership dues (eg AfATAP, AETAP, ALATAP, APATAP, ATAP, CATAP)
ZAR200 (approximately US$11) for non-members
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About the webinar: Identifying and managing violence risks associated with Christian Nationalism
“Christian Nationalism” – a political ideology reflected in various political movements in North America and Western Europe – exists at the intersection of white supremacist and far-right nationalist movements, often framed with theological language.
This session provides an overview of the origins and tenets of Christian Nationalism, as well as the history of its links to violent rhetoric, interpersonal violence, and mass casualty events. It then offers guidance for differentiating among those active in Christian Nationalist groups to identify those subjects more likely to move from thought to action in committing acts of violence. In addition, this session will address the relevance of Christian Nationalism to “salad bar” ideology, in which subjects choose only certain elements from competing ideologies to support their violent ideation. The session closes with strategies for mitigating and managing the violence risk factors in subjects associated with Christian Nationalism.
About the speaker: C. Joshua Villines
C. Joshua Villines is the Executive Director of the Human Intelligence Group, in Atlanta and Threat Assessment Principal for Emory University Police Department. Mr. Villines works as a consultant, expert witness, and instructor for both law enforcement and the private sector, focused primarily on behavioral threat assessment/management and criminal violence prevention. In addition to holding all three ASIS certifications, Mr. Villines is certified in behavioral threat management, as a Certified Threat Manager (CTM), through the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. He serves as a member of the ASIS International Global Board of Directors, and is a past member of the ATAP-Southeast board of directors. Mr. Villines has twice been a contributor to the updated ANSI/ISO workplace violence prevention standard, and served as the lead author on the threat assessment annex for the ANSI/ISO school security standard. A veteran of U.S. Army Intelligence, Mr. Villines holds master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University and Mercer University, and completed his undergraduate education at Berry College and at the U.S. Defense Language Institute.
