Christian Morality

A ‘Ripley’s Believe it or Not of the Ten Commandments’

While Sara Koenig’s “The Ten Commandments Through the Ages” serves as an interesting diversion, Christians seeking not just intellectual stimulation but also guidance on the moral lessons of the Old Testament should look elsewhere 

Ep. 100 | Recovering ‘Hebraic Mortar’ to Patch Crumbling Foundations

The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk is a wakeup call for Americans of every stripe. What is happening to our society? How can we fix it—and where do we start?

An Instrument of Providence: Abraham Lincoln and James Pennington

1863 saw the ratification of the Emancipation Proclamation, but also horrible violence in the New York City draft riots at the North’s continued involvement in the Civil War

Rediscovering Common Sense Morality: Review of “Hopeful Realism”

Natural law has too long been neglected as a source of moral reasoning by evangelicals. A new book looks to change that.

On the PCA’s Committee on Christian Nationalism

The Presbyterian Church in America’s new study committee on Christian Nationalism must address questions not only of historicity, but also practicality and relevance in contemporary America

Violence Is Not Vision: The Left’s Myth of Redemptive Sacrifice

At first, revolutionary ideologies excuse violence as a sad necessity, before ultimately sacralizing revolutionary violence as an end unto itself

JD Vance’s Munich Speech and the Transatlantic Democracy Divide

Vance’s February Munich speech revealed a deep divide between the American and European conceptions of democracy and individual rights

Ep. 94 | What We Mean by ‘Judeo-Christian’

On June 30th, Providence and Tikvah partnered to convene a panel titled “What We Mean by ‘Judeo-Christian'”

Is There Honor Among Spies?

The category of espionage, particularly in the 21st century, defies the Just War moral categories normally used to analyze ethical decisions around warfighting

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