Matthew D. Taylor is a celebrated speaker known for delivering clear, insightful talks on some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of religion and public life.

Matt frequently speaks to academic, religious, and civic audiences about Christian nationalism, religious extremism, and the role of theology in American politics. His work also explores the misuse of scripture, the health of democracy, and how faith communities can resist authoritarian trends.

RSIS Webinar: Allies Against Pluralism: How Religious Nationalists Are Dismantling Global Democracy (and What We Can Do About It)

Religious nationalist movements can make unlikely partners. Although these groups and ideologies emerge from very different religious and political contexts, around the world they have developed working relationships across religious lines, sharing tactics, legal strategies, media techniques, and political vocabulary. Such cross-traditional exchanges can be seen across Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and other contexts. This seminar examines how these connections form, what is exchanged, and why movements rooted in different religious nationalisms may nevertheless find common ground over opposition to pluralism.

Nanyang Technical University

Singapore (virtual)

Minnesota Multifaith Network Annual Conference

Minneapolis, MN

BOOK EVENT: What to Do When Your Faith Gets Hijacked: Challenging Christian Nationalism and Christian Tyranny

Central Presbyterian Church

St Paul, MN

Seventh Day Adventist National Conference

Union Adventist University

Lincoln, NE

VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT: Institute for Christian Studies Big Read for DEFYING TYRANTS

Institute for Christian Studies

Toronto, Canada

The Justice Briefing: Live stream with Jemar Tisby about DEFYING TYRANTS

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Substack Live - Jemar Tisby

Online

International Academic Conference

"Pulpit and Power: Rhetoric at the Crossroads of Religion and Politics"

Virtual

Berlin, Germany

Invited Lecture: Has Evangelical Christianity Become a Threat to American Democracy?

UCCS Center for the Study of Evangelicalism

Colorado Springs, CO

Bible First Politics Conference

Philadelphia, PA

Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA

Virtual

Baltimore, MD