This research seeks to uncover how progressive Protestant clergy are making sense of their Christianity in this current political moment, especially considering increased political and academic discourse surrounding white Christian nationalism in the United States. In this article I analyze interviews with 10 progressive Protestant clergy in both Iowa and New York City to discover clergy strategies for responding to the Religious Right and how these responses compare. Common responses include a desire to model an alternative version of Christianity in the face of the religion’s association with the Religious Right, a modern Social Gospel movement that prioritizes concrete social justice action over conformity, and theological and political arguments that delegitimize the faith of the Religious Right. American religious history narratives have disproportionately centered evangelicals, leaving the influential contributions of progressive Christians out of the picture. Now, with the Religious Right appearing more politically relevant than ever, most scholarship on modern American religion involves investigating the perspectives of religious extremists rather than the progressive Christians who oppose them. This research aims to correct evangelical-centered narratives and highlight the influential role progressive Christians, especially mainline Protestants, continue to play in modern day politics.