Pure partisanship—or political sectarianism—consists of commitment to an uncontested view of reality and fidelity to one’s ideological compatriots over the whole of one’s polity. Christian realists should not be such partisans.
Debra EricksonDecember 22, 2020
On December 7, 2020, the US House of Representatives by a vote of 386-3 passed House Resolution 512, which calls for the worldwide repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.
Paul MarshallDecember 9, 2020
As President-elect Joe Biden pivots to the all-important work of governing, those of us who teach and write about foreign policy are pivoting to the less-important work of forecasting how a Biden administration might steer the ship of state.
Alan DowdDecember 7, 2020
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
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