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Instead of Embracing AI, Universities Should Go Medieval

Contra the University of Chicago’s recent move to double down on AI, a truly Christian humanist education should minimize technology and embrace the most tried-and-true pedagogy: reading physical books.

Democracy Under Heaven: Taiwan’s Religious Politics in the Shadow of Communism

While the influence of religion on Chinese and Taiwanese politics is little understood in the West, a recent “red rope incident” at a Taiwanese Buddhist temple reveals how deeply intertwined spirituality and politics remain on both sides of the Taiwan Strait

Iraq’s New Christian Patriarch Inherits a Vanishing Flock

Though the threat from ISIS has abated, Iran-backed Shiite militias continue to terrorize the Christian minority in Iraq. The US must push Baghdad to protect the few Christians left in Iraq.

Three Cities, One Sign: Jerusalem, Athens, and Rome at the Birth of Western Civilization

The Crucifixion was the moment Western civilization began, with the sign on the cross written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin functioning as the birth certificate of the West

Contra Pope Leo in “Magnifica Humanitas,” Just War Theory Is Not Outdated

Despite Pope Leo’s words in Magnifica Humanitas, just war theory will remain necessary so long as human beings are sinful, tyrants exist, and evil regimes oppress their own people while threatening the international order

How to Live amid Civilizational Decline

Civilization is best preserved through forward-looking dynamism, not reactionary nostalgia. Yet every great City of Man must one day fall, and so our final hope must rest in the eternal City of God.

Ep. 110 | Should Government Promote Christianity as the Only True Religion?

Editor James Diddams is joined by PCA pastor James Baird, author of “King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” to discuss the big question: should government promote Christianity as the only true religion?

Civilizationalism and Its Discontents

The idea of a civilization can be used to bind disparate peoples into a shared political project. But in Iran, Turkey, India, and China, civilizational rhetoric increasingly serves to marginalize religious minorities.

Speakers of Jesus’s Native Tongue: Syriac Christians & the Endurance of an Ancient Faith

The story of Syriac Christians, which history has sadly forgotten as among the first disciples of Christ, is one of political neglect and tragedy, but also of hope for the future

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