Christian Nationalism in Global Perspective

The Yang Visiting Scholars in World Christianity program brings distinguished senior and junior scholars of world Christianity to Harvard Divinity School each year, opening up fresh perspectives, particularly from the global south. Speakers David N. Hempton, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School, led a conversation with one of this year’s Yang Visiting Scholars. Nilay Saiya is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Global Affairs at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He holds research interests in religion and global politics. He is author of Weapon of Peace: How Religious Liberty Combats Terrorism (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and The Global Politics of Jesus: A Christian Case for Church-State Separation (Oxford University Press, 2022). Transcript: https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025...