For the last few decades, James Davison Hunter has eloquently chronicled the fracturing of America. When his Culture Wars appeared in 1991, it might have been possible to dismiss as Chicken Little-ism his thesis that America was being riven by two incommensurable worldviews. No more. And . . . . Continue Reading »
This instinct for solidarity is one marker of a living Christian culture. Continue Reading »
For Christians, solidarity is animated by the life of the Trinity and the communion of saints. Continue Reading »
When healthy, reasonable sources of solidarity and communion are allowed to wither and die, unhealthy, unreasonable versions gather strength. Continue Reading »
Countless commentators have observed that the public square is polarized. Political speech has become barbed. The once sober mainstream media are often shrill. It’s a sure sign of the times that people on both left and right feel under assault. Religious Americans worry that, if given a chance, . . . . Continue Reading »
Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since World War II. Continue Reading »
Hidden beneath contemporary Russian nationalism is an old aspiration to embrace all humanity. Rekindling it will soften Russia’s presence on the world stage. Continue Reading »
We see it in France, we see it in America: The metaphysical dream that has dominated the West for decades is being challenged. Continue Reading »
How should Christians respond to the tradeoffs of globalization? Continue Reading »
We live in a dissolving age. Institutions, social forms, and traditional authorities recede. To the extent that they endure, they do so under the sign of choice, often reconfigured as economic or therapeutic projects. Man the entrepreneur and consumer is ascendant—or man the wounded, the victim of . . . . Continue Reading »
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