Name: Irreconcilable Differences: The First Amendment and Christian Nationalism
Start: 2026-10-01T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-01T21:00:00-05:00
Location: The Arts Club of Chicago

Irreconcilable Differences: The First Amendment and Christian Nationalism

The annual Christian Century lecture and reception with speaker Randall Balmer
About this Event

The push to anoint the United States as a “Christian nation” distorts history and ignores America’s best idea for ensuring a vibrant and healthy religious culture: the First Amendment. Current attempts to level the historic wall of separation between church and state not only threaten the nation’s political stability but also compromise the “free marketplace” of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Dr. Randall Balmer, who has authored more than a dozen books on America’s religious history, holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College.

Lecture and reception with wine and dessert bar.