Understanding Christian Nationalism, Practicing Christian Community
LTS: Storasli Lecture on March 26
Lutheran Theological Seminary (LTS) will be holding a Storasli lecture online titled "Understanding Christian Nationalism, Practicing Christian Community" on March 26 at 4:00 p.m. (PST time). This lecture will focus on the degree to which Christian nationalism has upset the U.S. political and ecclesial landscape for the past several years. Now Canadians are witnessing its emergence north of the border in unsettling ways. The lecturer for this event is The Rev. Cody J. Sanders, PhD.
Please send an email to the church for the link - office@gloriadei.ca
This lecture will help participants understand the contours of Christian nationalism and its diffuse aims and orientations. Building upon an ability to recognize Christian nationalist thought and activity when it arises, the lecture will also lead participants into analyzing its relationship to the ways that community is cultivated and how we might embody relational practices that curtail the lure and influence of Christian nationalism in our communities as we practice the ways of Jesus.
Rev. Sanders is Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Prior to Luther, he served as a parish pastor in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as a higher education chaplain at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published several books including, Christianity, LGBTQ Suicide, and the Souls of Queer Folk (Lexington, 2020), Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead (Fortress, 2023), and Spiritual Care First Aid: An All-Hands Approach for Church and Community (Fortress, 2025).