Following the successful lecture by Cardinal Eijk on the Sacrament of Confession, Study Association Ad Interim is pleased to invite you to another substantive event — this time in Tilburg.

On Thursday 29 October, Studium Generale of Tilburg University is organising the English-language symposium Religion and Power in Trump’s America, in cooperation with the Catholic Study Network, CRiPS and Study Association Ad Interim.

Yale sociologist Philip S. Gorski and US politics expert Kenneth Manusama will discuss the growing entanglement of religion and politics in the United States. What does the rise of Christian nationalism and the ideal of a ‘Christian civilisation’ mean for democracy, pluralism and political power?

The symposium will be moderated by Dr Nora Kindermann of the Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, followed by a Q&A.

Details
Thursday 29 October 2026  
3.45–5.15 p.m.; doors open at 3.30 p.m.  
Black Box, Esplanade Building, Tilburg University  
Language: English  
Admission is free; registration is required

Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to continue the conversation over drinks at Grand Café Esplanade.

Warning
The chance that Trump (or the MAGA movement and the interweaving of religion and power surrounding it) will be treated “fairly” at this symposium - in the sense of balanced, neutral, or with room for a positive or defending interpretation - is rather small.

www.sv-adinterim.com/nieuws/symposium-religie-en-macht-in-trumps-amerika