Christianity and National Security Conference 2021

Middle Eastern Christians and Religious Persecution
Middle Eastern Christians and Religious Persecution

Matt Anderson spoke about the situation of Middle Eastern Christians during our annual conference.

C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, and War - Joseph Loconte
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, and War

Joseph Loconte talked about how C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s experiences in the First World War affected their lives and future writing.

Nuclear Weapons and Ethics
Nuclear Weapons and Ethics

Matthew Kroenig talked about the ethics of nuclear weapons during our annual Christianity and National Security Conference.

Anglican Statecraft
Anglican Statecraft

During the annual Christianity and National Security Conference, Jon Askonas presented an Anglican view of political theology.

Baptist Political Theology on War and Peace - Just War Tradition- Paul Miller
Baptist Political Theology on War and Peace

At the Christianity and National Security Conference, Paul D. Miller reviewed the history of how Baptists have thought about war, peace, and the just war tradition.

Reinhold Niebuhr and Human Nature - Colin Dueck
Reinhold Niebuhr and Human Nature

At the Christianity and National Security Conference, Colin Dueck spoke about Reinhold Niebuhr’s understanding of human nature influenced his Christian realism, and how this perspective differs from other types of realism.

Catholic Social Teaching on War and Peace
Catholic Social Teaching on War and Peace

At the Christianity and National Security Conference, Joseph Capizzi spoke about Catholic social teaching on the just war tradition.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Lessons for Today
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Lessons for Today

Col. Tim Mallard, chaplain in the US Army, spoke about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology and lessons for today at the Christianity and National Security Conference.

Reformed Tradition and Statecraft - John Scott Redd Jr.
The Reformed Tradition and Statecraft

At the Christianity and National Security Conference, John Scott Redd Jr. spoke about the Reformed tradition’s views on statecraft. Rough…

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