At a time when some challenge the morality and religious character of America’s first founders, the plain facts of the 1620 Mayflower Compact, a theologically informed social compact for believers and non-believers alike, remind us of the good seeds planted in our shared past.
Eric Patterson & Rebecca BlessingNovember 25, 2020
Chinese Communist Party propagandists are mocking the American election and deriding it as inferior to the Chinese system. They’re wrong.
Rebeccah HeinrichsNovember 6, 2020
Sam Goldman of George Washington University reflected on the 2020 presidential election and how it relates to culture, history, and…
Samuel GoldmanOctober 30, 2020
Eugene Cho’s “Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk” has major shortcomings as an introduction to political engagement, even as it has significant contributions to make in coaxing believers to be more self-reflective about whether they are more loyal to their chosen political party than God’s Word.
Matthew ArildsenOctober 29, 2020
Proponents of religious economy theory point to evidence suggesting that religious adherence decreases when a government actively promotes a church or hinders other beliefs.
Mark MeltonOctober 28, 2020
According to Steven D. Smith’s “Pagans and Christians in the City,” the present culture wars are the latest clash in a primeval battle between ancient paganism and Christianity.
Dennis GreesonOctober 22, 2020
In “One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger,” Matthew Yglesias argues that we must become bigger if we are to become richer.
Caleb JohnsonOctober 19, 2020
Today would be the 300th birthday of colonial pastor Jonathan Mayhew—a pastor, citizen, and prophet who articulated a rationale for self-defense by British citizens in North America.
Eric PattersonOctober 8, 2020
Regardless of what happens to Kyle Rittenhouse in the courts, treating vigilantes like heroes sets a dangerous precedent.
Mark MeltonSeptember 28, 2020
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