Christian Realism

Ben-Hur: The Greatest Christian Realist Film of All Time

In Ben-Hur (1959), themes of vengeance and reconciliation are set against the life of Christ in an epic story that continues to warrant revisiting, year after year

Was Jesus a Pacifist?
The Holy Week Reader—Monday: A Savior Who Overturns Tables

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

Reinhold Niebuhr and Geoeconomic Competition

What does Christian realism have to say about competition with China for economically critical rare earth minerals?

The Daniel Option: America’s Vocation Between Crusade and Retreat

In-between crusading moralism and fatigued withdrawal, Christian realism charts a middle course in foreign policy that balances faithful witness with the recognition that America cannot solve all the world’s problems

Reinhold Niebuhr & India’s Tragic Choice in Afghanistan

India’s outreach to the Taliban since 2021 reflects the tragic decisions all nations must face between bad and worse actors

Edmund Walsh: Catholicism’s Foremost Geopolitical Thinker of the 20th Century

Edmund Walsh’s legacy endures as a fusion of moral conviction and strategic vision, equipping the free world to confront godless tyranny with clarity, courage, and resolve

80 Years After WWII, Americans Still Benefit from the Victory

The US-led international order has delivered immense benefits to America and the world by ensuring a degree of global stability. Today, we must work to defend, restore, and strengthen the Pax Americana.

Episode 92 | Is America Betraying Middle East Christians?

The Provcast team interview Rich Ghazal, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians, to discuss the question of Christian persecution as it relates to US foreign policy

A Shepherd of Ghosts

Retired chaplain Timothy Mallard reflects on the exorcizing the ghosts of war through liturgy, sacrament, and prayer on Memorial Day

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