Christian Realism

The story of democracy’s failure to take root in Afghanistan is directly related to its failure in Pakistan

The novel Starship Troopers (1959) remains a classic of realist political philosophy in the democratic tradition

His presidency doesn’t model sound statecraft but his life across a century is a model for all.

The cleansing of the temple reveals the character of our Messiah and is a model for those who would follow him.

Ghandi and Niebuhr both believed in the power of religion to shape societies and history

Henry Kissinger thought deeply about the legacy of Pope John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in Terris” (Peace on Earth)

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Among much else, it reminds us that the distinction between good and evil–the ability to make it–is essential to human flourishing.

Reinhold Niebuhr’s never-before-published article from 1953 on the future he hoped to live in

Rebecca Munson’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Rebecca Munson discusses international human rights, Christian morals, and the fight…