New Christianity
Christian Reformed Church Wins Battle as Calvin University’s War Continues
Pastor Aaron Vriesman’s July essay, “The Ongoing Reformation of the Christian Reformed Church,” celebrates a triumph of the Christian Reformed...
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The Challenge of Fidelity to Catholic Faith by Catholic Institutions – Part 2
An earlier article reviewed the treatment in Helen Alvaré’s 2022 book Religious Freedom after the Sexual Revolution of the legal...
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Living Well Makes an Impact
“It matters not how long we live, but how well.” -John Wesley John Wesley wrote these words in 1760 in...
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Antisemitism and the University of Virginia’s Selective Protections
As a Christian and a former University of Virginia (UVA) undergrad, it pains me to say this: UVA doesn’t apply...
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Are Billionaires Heroes or Villains? It Depends!
Years, indeed, decades ago I came to Washington along with Ronald Reagan, in whose campaign I served. I worked for...
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IRD in “The New Yorker”
An article last week in The New Yorker mentioned our Institute on Religiona and Democracy. Bill McKibben, a longtime climate...
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Godless and Providential?
The Godless Constitution and the Providential Nation by Steven D. Smith is timely reading for America’s 250th birthday, especially amid...
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God Desires to Hear From Us
“Above all, add to the rest (for it is not labour lost) that old unfashionable medicine, prayer.” -John Wesley The...
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The Challenge of Fidelity to Catholic Faith by Catholic Institutions – Part 1
A major challenge for religious institutions in the last two decades has been state support in law and public policy...
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Basic Courtesy
“Indeed the mode of showing your courtesy may vary, as Christian prudence will direct. But the thing itself is due...
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