An event organized as part of the Luiss Religions in Dialogue Forum.

Today, practically all Christian communities—especially in Europe and North America—are faced with the challenge of how to respond to an increasingly vocal resurgence of the idea that national and Christian identity are, or should be, intertwined. Although the modern nation-state largely stems from secular thought, many Christian communities have refocused on their historical role in shaping or preserving a national tradition, as well as on the aspiration for some form of integration between the state and the Church. Examining the various Christian approaches to national identity, both past and present, is clearly a priority for more accurately understanding some of the most powerful political currents of our time.

Welcome
Andrea Prencipe, Rector, Luiss University

Speakers
Rowan Williams, Emeritus Archbishop of Canterbury and Honorary Professor of Contemporary Christian Thought, University of Cambridge
Tamara Grzdelidze, Professor of Religious Studies, Ilia State University, Tbilisi
Brian Farrell, Bishop and Former Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

Moderator and Organizer
Kristina Stoeckl, Professor of Sociology, Luiss University

Registration