Advent is a microcosm of the human condition, as understood through a Christian lens. God is with us. And the fullness of redemption in God is yet to come. The sacred paradox reveals both are true. Mary’s immaculate conception, like Advent itself, is a now and a not yet.
The rise of populism in international politics threatens the democratic norms of society. How should Christians respond?
In this interview with Lexi Schnaser, Amar Peterman discusses the Center for Empathy in Christian and Public Life and the importance of empathy, intellectual humility, and hospitality in public life.
In this article, Luke Joyce reviews Call for Justice: From Practice to Theory and Back, a new book that includes an exchange of letters between Kurt Ver Beek, Co-Founder of the Association for a More Just Society (which uses its Spanish initials ASJ), and Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff.
This is the first major bipartisan immigration reform movement we have seen in almost 20 years. Christians should applaud the effort that our representatives are engaged in. We have made an important first step. However, the devil is always in the details. We must remain watchful as policy continues to develop.
I’m convinced our efforts to seek justice will fall dramatically short unless we allow justice to penetrate our daily decisions, as institutions and individuals. There is a temptation to package “doing justice” to simply one aspect of life—active citizenship, and often times at the expense of other areas of life that demand justice.
We asked two contributors to reflect on the direction that both the Republican and Democratic Parties should take in the next four years, with a special emphasis on three specific policy areas. Today, we feature Part 2: the outlook for the Democratic Party. Click here to read Part 1: The GOP Problem of Perception.
We asked two contributors to reflect on the direction that both the Republican and Democratic Parties should take in the next four years, with a special emphasis on three specific policy areas. Today, we feature the outlook for the Republican Party. Check back Thursday for Part 2-The Democratic Party
God’s biblical mandate to care for the orphan, widow, and sojourner pervades both the Old and New Testament. Maybe caring for the orphan or widow will be more practical when life settles down or when you have more financial resources. We quickly justify our lack of concern or action especially on the orphan’s behalf due to our young age and inability to give money to orphanages abroad or even adopt ourselves.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard stands with Speaker of the House John Boehner for a ceremonial photo.
If we truly want to privilege the freedom of religion in the public square, Christians must adopt language that demonstrates respect for others’ freedom to choose their religions—and then practice them as they see fit.
Yes, there were multiple causes. Yes, policy change is in order, and on multiple fronts. But we ought to know by now that the bad guys aren’t “out there.” They’re right here. They’re us.
“We can learn that evil isn’t somewhere else… It’s the people we grew up with, the children we are raising, the Americans we are..”
Angels were set up in remembrance of the Newtown, Conn. victims.
This is an important point that often gets missed; sometimes I think rather than gun control, we should be discussing comprehensive violence control, because while guns are dangerous, it takes more than a gun in someone’s hand to create violence.
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