Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, is scheduled to deliver a four-part lecture series on the biblical Antichrist in Nashville beginning Monday, Sept. 28. The series, titled “The Nashville Antichrist Lectures,” will continue weekly through Monday, Oct. 19, according to an event page.
Lecture Series Details and Hosts
The event page describes the series as a “closed-door, off-the-record event” hosted by two Nashville-based organizations: The Pamphleteer, an online news publication billing itself as an alternative to “corporate and progressive” media, and Meriwether Academy, a nonprofit with a stated mission to “grow fraternal networks and educational societies across America” with the ultimate goal of developing boys’ schools in every state offering a classical and outdoor education.
According to the event description, “The Nashville Antichrist Lectures will draw from history, literature, art, theology and politics to explore the biblical Antichrist through Thiel’s unique vantage point at the frontier of science and technology.”
Secretive Location and Format
Details about the lecture series remain sparse. The lectures will take place in downtown Nashville, with the precise location revealed only the morning before each session. This secrecy aligns with the off-the-record nature of the event, which is closed to the public and press.
Thiel’s Previous Antichrist Lectures
This is not Thiel’s first engagement with this subject matter. He delivered a similar lecture series in San Francisco last year. Earlier in 2026, several national news outlets — including PBS News and the New York Times — reported that he brought the behind-closed-doors lecture series to the Vatican in Rome.
Thiel’s Public Views on Existential Threats
Thiel has spoken publicly about his belief that humanity faces threats from the biblical Antichrist and by way of Armageddon, the collapse of civilization through global warfare. These views appear to form the intellectual foundation for the lecture series, which examines the concept through multiple disciplinary lenses.
