It’s been a sad day for American democracy. Our republic will survive but it has been uniquely wounded by the nation’s elected chief magistrate, as none of his predecessors across 230 years would have ever considered.
Mark TooleyJanuary 6, 2021
“Which Question Comes First for the Church?” by Reinhold NiebuhrNovember 12, 1945 In both the religious and the secular world…
Christianity & Crisis Magazine & Reinhold NiebuhrDecember 28, 2020
Christmas alone is perfectly congruous, for Christmas brings to the surface those imperishable values for which men in all this struggle of power are really groping. It focuses men’s thoughts, at least for the moment, upon the secret of ultimate power.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineDecember 23, 2020
Atomic power is here to stay for the remainder of human history. Unless man can control himself as well as atomic power according to the moral law, both will no doubt terminate within a comparatively few years.
Christianity & Crisis Magazine & Marc LiVeccheNovember 27, 2020
There is no more dismal aspect of human history than the behavior of victors. However just their cause, they never fail to cast doubt upon its righteousness by the manner in which they exploit their victory.
Christianity & Crisis Magazine & Reinhold Niebuhr & Mark MeltonNovember 3, 2020
“There is much for the chaplain to teach the church, as well as much instruction to be received from the church.”
Christianity & Crisis Magazine & Mark MeltonOctober 13, 2020
The following article by Henry Smith Leiper first appeared in Christianity and Crisis on July 9, 1945, and discusses how and why a state can legitimately limit religious freedom.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineSeptember 11, 2020
“It was inevitable that the final surrender of Japan, ending the costliest war of human history, should be greeted with a delirium of joy all over the world, and in America particularly.”
Reinhold Niebuhr & Christianity & Crisis Magazine & Mark MeltonAugust 28, 2020
This article by Gerald Monsman from 75 years ago, originally titled “Reflections on Sovereignty,” addresses whether the United States should cooperate with other countries for the global good.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineJuly 14, 2020