Palantir CEO Peter Thiel to lead 4-part series on the Antichrist
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# Palantir CEO Peter Thiel to lead 4-part series on the Antichrist
By CP StaffWednesday, August 27, 2025
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, gestures as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022, in Miami, Florida. | Marco Bello/Getty Images
A California nonprofit is set to host an off-the-record lecture series featuring billionaire investor Peter Thiel on the biblical figure of the Antichrist.
Thiel, 57, will offer his thoughts on "how his Christian faith informs his understanding of the world," including the areas of theology, history, literature and "politics of the Antichrist" as part of a four-part lecture series at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, according to a flyer for the event.
Scheduled for Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, Thiel's lecture will explore the theological and technological dimensions of the Antichrist, drawing upon religious thinkers such as French philosopher René Girard, who Thiel studied under at Stanford University, Francis Bacon, Jonathan Swift, Carl Schmitt and John Henry Newman.
Each lecture — which will not be transcribed or shared with the public — is designed to form a "cohesive series," and admission is only offered to the entire lecture series, rather than individual dates.
The event will also feature a moderated Q&A with Peter Robinson, host of Stanford's Hoover Institution podcast "Uncommon Knowledge," and an audience Q&A for attendees to have "a chance to engage directly with Thiel."
The Acts 17 Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to "Acknowledging Christ in Technology and Society," is the organizer behind the event.
CP reached out to Acts 17 Collective for comment on Monday. This story will be updated if a response is received.
The event marks the latest foray into Christian thought for the Palantir CEO and PayPal co-founder. In May, Thiel attended the DJ iHearCanvas event in San Fran