My people, make una gather round as we dey yan about beta gist wey just drop! E be like say scholars don jolly-jolly plan conference for University of Chicago wey go run from January 28 go 30, 2026. Dis no be ordinary conference o, but one wey go hammer on how Christianity dey flex with nationalism and political wahala worldwide.
The conference, na im dem dey call ‘Christianity, Nationalism, and Ideology in a Globalised World.’ Na top scholars go dey gather for this matter, as dem wan discuss how Church and politics dey shake body together like say na dem dey dance azonto. Dr. Abimbola Adelakun na the conference organiser, and she talk say dis wahala no fit be one ideology or one country matter alone, e dey global.
She talk say, “Christian nationalism no be only one way to reason, e dey happen all over. Christianity dey used to legitify who fit dey in charge, and who go waka pass.” Na why dem go bring different perspectives together to figure out how these things dey play out and wetin dey cause am.
As we dey wan chop this gist, dem go dey discuss plenty matter wey concern Christian nationalism all over from Africa to Europe, Latin America, and even Asia and North America. Na wah! Dem go run comparative discussions wey go show how Christian beliefs dey construct national identity and wahala for political power. Dem dey ready to show case studies wey go touch countries like USA, Ghana, Cameroon, and even South Korea. Wetin dem no go fit discuss?
For the conference get some top speakers wey dey ready to drop wisdom. Professor Nimi Wariboko, wey dey Boston University, go kick off the plenary lecture, wey e dey call ‘The Nation That Remains: Christian Nationalism and Incompleteness.’ This one go check why Christianity wahala dey continue even as people dey confuse about democracy and wetin go happen next.
Another big name wey go follow am na Professor Valentina Napolitano from University of Toronto. Her lecture go touch the matter of nationalism, justice, and how Christian nationalism dey operate with all the jaga-jaga wey dey happen for modern politics.
Na real as dem dey prepare panel discussions on how Christian nationalism dey show face for places like US evangelical politics and even Pentecostal movements wey dey hit Africa. All these discussion no fit forget topics like race, European populism, and even the digital spaces wey our people dey find religion today.
The dean of the Divinity School, James Robinson, don talk say this conference dey very important as e go shine light on how religion dey control public life with plenty intelligence. He talk say, “You gatz dey careful when you dey analyze how religion dey work for politics.” Na so e be, my people. This conference go help us see the matter with clear eyes.
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