Christian Realism: Squaring the Circle?

Thursday 29 May 2025, 09:00 → 16:30 Europe/Budapest

Ludovika Szárnyépület/Földszint-John Lukacs Társalgó (Ludovika Szárnyépület)

 

 

 

 

May 29, Thursday

Venue: Ludovika University of Public Service Side Building (1083 Budapest, Ludovika tér 2.)

9.30     Keynote speech

Lord Biggar (University of Oxford): The Christian Marriage of Morality and Reality: Just War Thinking

10.45   Coffee break

11.00   The Niebuhr Perspective on Christian Realism

Dallas Gingles (Southern Methodist University): Christian Realism and the Irony of American Postliberalism

Darabos Ádám (Ludovika UPS): The Making of a Realist Augustine: Niebuhr's Interpretation of Augustine

12.00   Lunch

13.00   Christian Realism Across Eras: the Amsterdam School and the Cold War

Robert Joustra (Redeemer University): Middle Power Christian Realism: The Curious Case of Abraham Kuyper and the Amsterdam School

Andrew Finstuen (Boise State University): Christian Realism and Neo-Evangelicalism in the Cold War Era

14.00   Coffee break

14.15   Divine Diplomacy: Exploring Christian Realism in Global Affairs

Joseph Capizzi (Catholic University of America): Christian Realism and International Law

Joshua Mauldin (Center of Theological Inquiry): America’s Role on the World Stage: Insights from Christian Realism

15.15   Coffee break

15.30   Tradition and Belief: Conservative Realism and Political Religions

Gergely Szilvay (PPCU): Conservative Christianity: Between Political Idealism and Realism

Tamás Nyirkos (Ludovika UPS): The Realist Critique of Political Religions

16.30 Closing