2026 Global Christianity Conference
How is Christianity being used to sacralize nationalist politics around the world?
This conference gathers scholars from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas to explore the global resurgence of Christian nationalism and its effects on democracy, identity, and public life. Featuring keynote lectures by Nimi Wariboko of Boston University and Valentina Napolitano of the University of Toronto.
The 2026 Global Christianity Conference: Christianity, Nationalism, and Ideology in a Globalized World takes place January 28–30, 2026, in Swift Hall on the University of Chicago’s Hyde Park campus.
Conference Schedule
The 2026 Global Christianity Conference will convene in the Swift Hall, Third Floor Lecture Hall. Swift Hall is located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park Campus on the historic main quad.
Lecture Hall- Third Floor, Swift Hall
1025 E. 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
*This schedule is subject to updates and changes.
January 28, 2026
Third Floor Lecture Hall
- With introduction by James T. Robinson, Dean and Nathan Cummings Professor, University of Chicago Divinity School.
Swift Hall Common Room
Conference Schedule
January 29, 2026
Join us for coffee before panels begin.
Third Floor Lecture Hall Lobby
Coffee served in Lecture Hall lobby.
Third Floor Lecture Hall
Swift Hall Common Room
Coffee served in the Lecture Hall lobby.
Conference Schedule
January 30, 2026
Join us for coffee before the panels begin.
Third Floor Lecture Hall Lobby
Swift Hall Common Room
Coffee will be available in the Lecture Hall Lobby
