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‘Civilisational Religion: National Identity and the Religious Turn in Anti-Globalist Politics’

Synopsis

Lecture Date

Monday, February 22, 2027

Lecture Format

online

Lecture By

Dr. Yoshiyuki Kato, Department of Christian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Rikkyo University

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