Patterson Conference
The Solon and Marianna Patterson Triennial Conference
Every three years, the Orthodox Christian Studies Center hosts the Solon and Marianna Patterson Triennial Conference on Christian Unity.
2025 Patterson Triennial Conference
Religious Nationalism
June 16-18, 2025
Fordham University (Lincoln Center Campus)
The rise of public-facing Christian nationalism in the United States comes as a shock to the American political and religious sensibility. Religious nationalism, however, is nothing new in most countries around the world, where the line between national, ethnic, and religious identities remains fluid and often indiscernible. The Orthodox Christian Studies Center will gather scholars to discuss the geopolitical and ecclesial significance of the rise of new and the perdurance of old forms of religious nationalism.
Speakers include:
Panteli Kalaitzidis, Volos Academy for Theological Studies
Cathleen Kaveny, Boston College
Charles Mathewes, University of Virginia
Rufus Burnett, Fordham University
Chris Durante, St. Peter's University
Nina Glibetic, Yale University
Natalia Imperatori-Lee, Manhattan College
Slavica Jakelic, Valparaiso University
Patrick Michelson, Indiana University
Dimitrios Moschos, University of Athens
Atalia Omer, University of Notre Dame
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern University
Marietta van der Tol, University of Cambridge
Pamela Cooper-White, Union Theological Seminary