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After Iran, Three Questions for Just War Theorists - Providence
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (26+ words) What is war? When can going to war be an act of love? And when does refusal to go to war constitute a sin, if ever?...
How Lebanon Can Restore Its Sovereignty - Providence
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (18+ words) For the sake of a more peaceful Middle East, the Lebanese Armed Forces must reclaim Lebanon from Hezbollah...
A Christian Approach to International Relations: Robert Joustra's "Christ & Covenant in Global Politics" - Providence
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (194+ words) In his new book, Calvin University professor Robert Joustra sets out to develop a distinctively Christian approach to global politics on its own terms, one that neither confines religion to the private sphere nor baptizes contemporary political ideologies...
Iran War: Suez or Saigon? - Providence
1+ week, 1+ day ago (10+ words) Neutralizing Iran's dictatorship was in theory a noble cause,...
For Western Civilization, Allen Guelzo & James Hankins Ask "Where Next?" - Providence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (25+ words) A new collection of essays from "The New Criterion," edited by Roger Kimball, seeks to define Western civilization and ask the critical question: Where next?...
Creed & Covenant: In Search of an American Mythos - Providence
1+ week, 4+ day ago (255+ words) To restore America's creed and covenant, we must recover the American mythos, the canon of stories that has defined the American people for centuries...
Secularism: Universal to the West, Provincial to Everywhere Else - Providence
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (380+ words) Kevin Flatt's new book, "Secularization, Social Order, and World History" argues that the decline of religion is not an inevitable quasi-Hegelian phenomenon, but a particular...
Instead of Embracing AI, Universities Should Go Medieval - Providence
2+ week, 2+ day ago (32+ words) 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 - Providence
2+ week, 2+ day ago (139+ words) 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…...
Democracy Under Heaven: Taiwan's Religious Politics in the Shadow Communism - Providence
2+ week, 2+ day ago (139+ words) 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…...