Christian Social Thought

July 01, 2014

The Root of All Freedoms: Kuyper on Freedom of Conscience

The Obama administration’s HHS mandate has led to significant backlash among religious groups, each claiming that certain provisions violate their religious beliefs and freedom of conscience. Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling was a victory for such groups, but other disputes are well underway, with many more to come. Continue Reading...

June 30, 2014

A Cultural Case for Capitalism: Part 12 of 12 — Beyond Marxism

[Part 1 is here.] That most colossal blunder of Marxist experiments, the Soviet Union, collapsed more than twenty years ago, and yet Marxist thinking still penetrates the warp and woof of contemporary culture, so much so that it’s easy even for avowedly anti-Marxist conservatives to think from within the box of Marxism when considering the problem of cultural decay. Continue Reading...

June 27, 2014

A Cultural Case for Capitalism: Part 11 of 12 — The Challenges

[Part 1 is here.] Economic freedom does generate certain challenges. The wealth that free economies are so effective at creating brings with it temptation. Wealth can tempt us to depend on our riches rather than on God. Continue Reading...

June 26, 2014

The Disease of Self-Chosen Sacrifice

In our efforts to serve others and do good in the world, we humans have a remarkable tendency to fall short, no matter how carefully constructed or well intended our plans and designs may be. Continue Reading...

June 25, 2014

Radio Free Acton: Culture Care with Makoto Fujimura

What does it mean for Christians to use our gifts to fulfill God’s purposes in cultural flourishing? Makoto Fujimura, internationally renowned artist, intellectual, and founder of the International Arts Movement, is well placed to address this question. Continue Reading...

June 24, 2014

Surrogacy Industry Poses Threats To Women’s Health; Does Anyone Care?

India has a huge and still-growing medical tourism industry. A $2 billion part of this industry is the surrogacy business. India has few laws regulating surrogacy, and it is a popular place for people from the U.S. Continue Reading...

June 23, 2014

Now Available: ‘Integrated Justice and Equality’ by John Addison Teevan

Christian’s Library Press has released Integrated Justice and Equality: Biblical Wisdom for Those Who Do Good Works by John Addison Teevan, a book that seeks to challenge popular notions of “social justice” and establish a new framework around what Teevan calls “biblically integrated justice.” Continue Reading...

June 18, 2014

Christian Social Thought

A Cultural Case for Capitalism: Part 12 of 12 — Beyond Marxism

A Cultural Case for Capitalism: Part 11 of 12 — The Challenges

The Disease of Self-Chosen Sacrifice

Radio Free Acton: Culture Care with Makoto Fujimura

‘I Started Calling Myself A Commodity:’ Surrogacy In The U.S.

A Cultural Case for Capitalism: Part 5 of 12 — Capitalism from Christendom

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