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How The White Lotus Season 3 Reveals Modern American Religion?

What if HBO’s White Lotus isn’t just about sex, money, and dysfunction—but also religion? In this video, scholar of American religion Benjamin Park offers a deep dive into how Season 3 of White Lotus serves as a mirror to American religious identities. Each character, from MAGA-influenced Christians to “spiritual-but-not-religious” wanderers, embodies a piece of America’s complex faith landscape. With the season set in Thailand, themes of Buddhism, death, meaning, and morality collide with deeply Western frameworks of individualism, wealth, and vengeance. Park breaks down characters like Chelsea, Kate, Saxon, and Rick to show how their spiritual expressions are rooted in American cultural tensions—from the Gospel of Wealth to the Gospel of Vengeance. You’ll also see how the show presents gurus, seekers, and false prophets, capturing everything from progressive spirituality to authoritarian belief systems. Whether you’re religious, skeptical, or simply love White Lotus, this analysis will change how you view the entire series. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation: https://amzn.to/4liFiJz 00:00 Intro & Theme 01:07 Allegorical Cast 02:11 Kate: MAGA Christianity 02:58 Tim & Victoria: Gospel of Wealth 04:05 Southern Legacy 05:09 Saxon: Social Darwinism 05:57 Chelsea: Spiritual But Free 07:02 Jacqueline: Gospel of Desire 08:00 Rick: Gospel of Vengeance 08:58 Piper & Lachlan: Spiritual Seekers 10:00 Luang Por Teera: True Guru 10:55 Frank: Unlikely Conversion 12:00 Final Reflection About This Channel: Welcome to the channel! I’m Dr. Benjamin Park—historian, author, professor, and unapologetic history geek. If you're tired of hearing that everything is unprecedented or nothing like this has ever happened before, you're in the right place. This channel dives into the complex (and fascinating) intersections of American religion, politics, and culture. I bring history out of the ivory tower and into real-world conversations—making it relevant, accessible, and even a little fun. Expect weekly deep dives, quick takes on current events, book recommendations, and sharp insights from the past to help us understand our present. From Mormon history to the abolitionist movement and beyond, let’s unpack how we got here—and where we might be going. Subscribe and geek out with me on the power of the past. #whitelotus #hboseries #americanreligion This channel participants in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com