ND Expert: Recent Nigerian violence indicative of international persecution of Christians | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › ND Expert: Recent Nigerian violence indicative of international persecution of Christians ND Expert: Recent Nigerian violence indicative of international persecution of Christians Published: October 11, 2012 Author: Michael O. Garvey Daniel Philpot The most recent religious violence in Nigeria has killed 21 people, most of them Christians, and according to Daniel Philpott, associate professor of political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame, it is all too representative of a worsening persecution worldwide. “The recent shootings in Nigeria underline two morally urgent tasks, both in Nigeria and around the world,” Philpott said. “One is reconciliation, particularly between warring members of different faiths. The other is to expose and oppose the persecution of Christians in particular.” Philpott, a faculty member in Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, writes and lectures widely on the resurgence of religion in global politics. “In the past year, Christians in Nigeria have been victims of numerous lethal attacks,” Philpott said, “but across the world Christians amount to 75-80 percent of those persecuted for their faith, who themselves number in the millions.” This topic will be among those discussed at a conference on contemporary Christian martyrs, “Seed of the Church”, to be held at Notre Dame Nov. 4-6. Contact: Daniel Philpott, 574-631-7667, philpott.1@nd.edu Posted In: International Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture July 14, 2022 Law School hosts second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome July 13, 2022 Catholic peacebuilders bring hope amid the world’s crises June 01, 2022 University of Notre Dame to establish consortium of Catholic universities to study Muslim-Christian relations January 31, 2022 New book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilders in addressing global mining issues For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn