J. Daryl Charles, a contributing editor of Providence, is a senior fellow of the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy. He is author or editor of 24 books, including The Idea and Importance of Natural Law (Stone Tower Press, 2025), The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Ethics of War (Stone Tower Press, 2024), and Just War and Christian Traditions (University of Notre Dame Press, 2022). He can be contacted at dcharles@jjifellows.org.
America’s founders, amid their religious differences, saw the need for interaction between religion and state that neither coerces nor excludes. Natural law reasoning fits perfectly with this model of church-state relations.
J. Daryl CharlesNovember 13, 2024
Nations are sovereign, but that sovereignty does not override the essential human dignity of all persons which, when horribly violated, necessitates an international response
J. Daryl CharlesOctober 24, 2024
If the West allows the credible threat of deterrence to die with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, only more violence will ensue in the long run
J. Daryl CharlesAugust 15, 2024
The time has come to allow Ukraine to defend herself properly. Half-measures, which up until now have characterized Western strategy, are not enough.
J. Daryl CharlesJune 19, 2024
Pope Francis’s comments urging Ukrainian surrender are morally wrong and inconsistent with Catholic teaching
J. Daryl CharlesApril 11, 2024
Supporting Ukraine should not be viewed as charity. Rather, it is the first and most important part of U.S. foreign policy
J. Daryl CharlesFebruary 29, 2024
American military planners have not given the Ukrainians the tools they need to win and win now
J. Daryl CharlesFebruary 12, 2024
The cost of aiding Ukraine may be high, but the cost of not is probably higher
J. Daryl CharlesDecember 13, 2023
During Providence‘s Christianity & National Security Conference in 2023, J. Daryl Charles, affiliate scholar with the John Jay Institute, discusses…
J. Daryl CharlesNovember 16, 2023
The difference between immoral revenge and lawful retribution is in the principle of proportionality
J. Daryl CharlesNovember 14, 2023