James C. Russell

James C. Russell is a Christian conservative activist most famous for his book "The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity: A Sociohistorical Approach to Religious Transformation". The study examines how Christianity changed in order to win the allegiance of the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples. Russell argues that a Christian missionary policy of temporary accommodation of pre-Christian beliefs and customs inadvertently contributed to a reciprocal Germanization of Christianity.

He says that since the Second Vatican Council, there has been a conscious effort in the Roman Catholic Church to "shed its predominantly Western, European image." However, Russell notes, "the popularity of Catholic traditionalist movements among persons of European descent suggests that the Germanic elements within Christianity have not lost their appeal." [cite book |author=Russell, James |title=The Germanization of early medieval Christianity: a sociohistorical approach to religious transformation |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford [Oxfordshire] |year=1994 |pages= |isbn=0-19-507696-6 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=]

Russell was a computer programmer and network administrator for AT&T for 21 years in Westchester, New York. He currently lives in Hawthorne, New York. He taught theology at Saint Peter's College, New Jersey and is also the author of "Breach of Faith: American Churches and the Immigration Crisis."

Joe Guzzardi of Vdare writes that Russell is one of America's foremost scholars on the impact of American churches on immigration policy. [ [http://www.vdare.com/guzzardi/051022_abuse.htm VDARE.com: 10/22/05 - In America’s Struggle for Immigration Reform, Is The Catholic Church Public Enemy #1? ] ] Russell ran unsuccessfully as an independent Republican for United States Congress in New York's 18th congressional district. During the campaign he said that if an amnesty bill for illegal immigrants was allowed to become law, it would be a disaster for America. He opposed the Iraq war from the start because Saddam Hussein did not present an imminent threat. [ [http://www.russellforcongress.com Russell for Congress ] ]

He's running again for Congress as a Republican against incumbet Nita Lowey.

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