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Marietta van der Tol
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University of Cambridge | Trinity College | Conferences in Political Theologies | Comparative study of religion in politics, law and society | All the interdisciplinary stuff | Constitutionalist.
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We are looking to grow the Religion & Conflict pathway at Cambridge!

Religion and Conflict Pathway
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General MPhil information
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Application details
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November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The ideology of the #RusskiMir or ‘Russian World’ must be understood as Russian-shaped world order or peace – but above all, a claim to the sacred. The collected essays describe how #Far-Right politics in #Europe and its resonances with the Russian World nod to the changing meaning of #Christianism
August 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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The ideology of the #RusskiMir or ‘Russian World’ must be understood as Russian-shaped world order or peace – but above all, a claim to the sacred. The collected essays describe how #Far-Right politics in #Europe and its resonances with the Russian World nod to the changing meaning of #Christianism
August 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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*PSA PUBLICATION* #OpenAccess article; Christian #Nationalism & The Far Right: A Transnational Entanglement. How did conservative Christians become aligned with the far right? @marietta1.bsky.social explores ➡️ buff.ly/Lmd9O3Z
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July 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Here's a podcast about my book and my thoughts on Christian nationalism! Thanks to Barnabas Aspray and Austin Stevenson for a great chat - have a listen if you have a free hour.
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#77 European Nationalism & Constitutions - with Marietta van der Tol — Faith at the Frontiers
How can national constitutions persecute religious minorities? What would motivate them to do so, and is this motivation really Christian? These questions and others are addressed by Marietta van der...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Want to know more about my book Constitutional Intolerance? Join this webinar next week!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Constitutional Intolerance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Trump's idea to 'interpret' the Constitution 'differently' is not new. The book Constitutional Intolerance documents how European populists try to hack and 'reinterpret' their constitutions to enact l...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Want to know more about my book Constitutional Intolerance? Join this webinar on April 23rd!

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Constitutional Intolerance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Trump's idea to 'interpret' the Constitution 'differently' is not new. The book Constitutional Intolerance documents how European populists try to hack and 'reinterpret' their constitutions to enact l...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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We are thrilled to welcome @marietta1.bsky.social as a #Landecker Lecturer! 🎉 

Based at the @uniofcam.bsky.social, she will receive funding for her five-year project, “Imagining Sacred Lands: the ‘Russian World’, ‘Hungarian World’, and ‘Holy Serbia’”. 

➡️ More info: bit.ly/4ld7xcz
Alfred Landecker Feature Dr. Marietta van der Tol Landecker Lecturer
April 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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BOOK LAUNCH CONSTITUTIONAL INTOLERANCE
APRIL 23, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EST)
Trump's idea to 'interpret' the Constitution 'differently' is not new. Learn about what European populists do to hack and 'reinterpret' their constitutions!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Constitutional Intolerance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Trump's idea to 'interpret' the Constitution 'differently' is not new. The book Constitutional Intolerance documents how European populists try to hack and 'reinterpret' their constitutions to enact l...
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April 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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"Lang niet alle conservatief christelijke Amerikanen steunen dit, maar dat wil niet zeggen dat ze zich ertegen durven uit te spreken." Hetzelfde is waar voor de Nederlandse Biblebelt: niet alle christelijke conservatieven zijn radicaal rechts.
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De verhouding tussen religie en rechtspopulisme in Nederland
Begin 2019 was Nederland in de ban van de Nashville-verklaring. Deze Amerikaanse anti-LHBT verklaring was door een handvol conservatieve christenen …
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March 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Come studying religion and politics at the University of Cambridge! Check out the MA Pathway in Religion and Conflict - where I will teach my new module on Democratic Backsliding and supervise thesis projects. www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/study-here/m...
MPhil Pathway in Religion and Conflict | Faculty of Divinity
MPhil Pathway in Religion and Conflict The aim of the pathway in Religion and Conflict is to offer students the opportunity to pursue advanced study and introductory research into this vibrant and rap...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Internationale coalitie rond Trump zit inmiddels overal
Brexit-hardliners, Hongaarse illiberale apparatsjiks, gestaalde Trumpaanhangers: rechts-radicalen wereldwijd vormen een coalitie die steeds hechter wordt. We moeten ons verdiepen in hun denkwereld, vo...
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March 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Trump's idea to 'interpret' the Constitution 'differently' is not new. In 📖Constitutional Intolerance 📖, I show how European populists hack and 'reinterpret' their constitutions, targeting all sorts of minorities www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The final piece in the series 'Transnational Christian Nationalism' is out!

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"Religious Freedom in Ukraine: Can we move on from misleading election narratives?" by Dmytro Vovk and Elizabeth A. Clark - Canopy Forum
Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev, Ukraine by Juan Antonio Segal (CC BY-SA 4.0). This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and ...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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Voila! More than 200 sources in Protestant Political Thought, freely available for students, scholars and anyone who is just interested!

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A Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought, Volume I: 1517–1660
This first volume of A Global Sourcebook in Protestant Political Thought provides a window into the early Protestant world, and the ways in which Protestants wrestled with politics and religion in the...
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November 27, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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Abstracts received until the end of this week!
November 27, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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Sociology meets Politics: on ethnicity and what it's got to do with religion and race

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What’s ethnicity got to do with it? Religious and racial politics in Europe
Drawing on sociology, anthropology, constitutional law, and political philosophy, this issue explores how the concept of ethnicity functions as a salient category for understanding the experiences ...
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November 26, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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I hope my American friends are taking some notes on why all the talk about 'Christianity' in Hungary may not be as Christian as it is made to look.

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"A Christian Constitutional Challenge – Hungary’s Fundamental Law" by Stephen Dolan - Canopy Forum
Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Elisabeth Church in Hungary by Marcin Szala (CC BY-SA 4.0). This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on ...
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November 25, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Important insights into the fate of religious minorities in Russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine

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"Religious Belief as an Existential Threat: How Russia Victimizes Religious Minorities in Russia and in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine" by Dr. Kyriaki Topidi - Canopy Forum
“Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks” by Ilya Repin (CC0) This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and religious freedom. I...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:24 PM
marietta1.bsky.social
It seems the talk about 'traditional values' is actually quite new 👇

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Gender, Russian Orthodoxy, and the Invention of “Traditional” Values by Regina Elsner - Canopy Forum
Russian Orthodox Church, Rocklea, Russia by Bert Knot (CC 2.0) This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and religious fre...
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November 23, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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The fifth Political Theologies conference gathers scholars and practitioners to discuss how religious ideas and communities can foster democratic resilience, uphold the rule of law, and support a diverse, peaceful society

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Political Theologies of a Democratic Common Life | Faculty of Divinity
Political Theologies of a Democratic Common Life 24-26 March 2025 New College, Oxford Religion can compound anti-democratic practices, polarization, and a turn to violence as a political strategy.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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👇Rita Abrahamsen & Michael Williams on CPAC and NatCon
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CPAC and NatCon: Uniting a Transnational Radical Right by Rita Abrahamsen and Michael C. Williams - Canopy Forum
Museum in Hungary by Jules Verne (CC BY 3.0) This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and religious freedom. If you’d lik...
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November 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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👇 Jeffrey Haynes on the successes and failures of the Far Right

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"European elections 2024: Successes and failures of far-right political parties" by Jeffrey Haynes - Canopy Forum
Photo of 2014 Irish Election Ballots by William Murphy (CC BY-SA 2.0) This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and religi...
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November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Some thoughts on resonances between conservative Christians and the Far Right

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"Transnational Aspects of Christian Nationalism" by Marietta van der Tol - Canopy Forum
The County Election by George Caleb Bingham (CC0) This article is part of our series on Transnational Christian Nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and religious freedom. If you’...
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November 21, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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👇This new series sheds light on the development of transnational Christian nationalism, and its impact on politics, the rule of law, and religious freedom with a focus on American political movements, European populism, and Russian politics.

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Transnational Christian Nationalism - Canopy Forum
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes by Raphael (CC0) The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University and Canopy Forum’s new series hopes to shed light on the development of transnational...
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November 21, 2024 at 9:24 AM