The death and funeral of Charlie Kirk, the marches in London led by Tommy Robinson, and rhetoric from increasingly authoritarian political leaders all have in common a fusion between religion and nationalist fervour. As public life grows more polarized, conversations which take a deeper look at the stories being told about religion and power have never been more urgent. We are making space to ask what kind of stories we want to live by — and what it means to seek truth beyond ideology.

Our first Symposium, “Exploring Christian Nationalism,” consists of three public events across two days.

The Symposium sessions are being led by two highly distinguished thinkers and practitioners in this field: 

• Dr. Stephen Backhouse — a world expert in Political Philosophy and in the work of Søren Kierkegaard - the Danish Philosopher whose critique of Christendom in the 19th Century resounds louder than ever in the present climate. 

• Dr. Bob Ekblad — An ordained Presbyterian pastor and co-director of Tierra Nueva in Burlington, Washington - an outreach ministry to the marginalised, undocumented and incarcerated - known for his writing and Bible teaching.