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Our competitive entitlement economy
Rights obsessiveness has made us the world's second-largest social spender.Double-edged sword: The power of the Word - John 6:40
For My Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day." The sixth chapter of John is one of the most familiar passages in the New Testament. It starts with Christ feeding the five thousand and includes one of the seven "I am" statements. Christ declares, "I am the bread of life," who comes to feed the multitude (John 6:35). The chapter concludes with many disciples deserting him.We are not the center of the universe
Review of Russ Roberts' How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life – An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness (Portfolio, October 2014) Hardcover, 272 pages, $27.95.Inside the conservative mind
Birzer talked about his new book on Russell Kirk with Religion & Liberty Executive Editor John Couretas.Editor's note
To kick off this special Summer/ Fall double issue of Religion & Liberty, we talk with scholar Bradley J. Birzer whose new biography of Russell Kirk examines the intellectual development of one of the most important men of letters in the twentieth century. We discuss the roots of Kirk's thought and how it developed over time, in a characteristically singular fashion.Why is 'For The Life of the World' such a valuable and popular film for expanding our audience at Acton?
"For the Life of the World: Letter to the Exiles," a film series produced by the Acton Institute, is receiving a lot of attention for its crisp and entertaining visuals as well as rich content. Andy Crouch, the executive editor of Christianity Today said, "'For the Life of the World' is the best treatment of faith & culture ever put on a screen. Just outstanding." I'm delighted that we succeeded in creating something so strong theologically as well as so thoroughly entertaining.Our prodigal generation
Christians must be a reasonable people. We must be a joyful people. We must be a faithful people.Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams served as a defining woman of not only her generation, but of all the generations to come after her.An epic of ideas
Review of Liberalism: The Life of an Idea by Edmund Fawcett (Princeton University Press, 2014) 468 pages; $35.00.Double-edged sword: The power of the Word - Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. There is comfort in knowing that God counts the stars and calls them each by name. Our little corner of the observable universe only has about 400 billion stars while some galaxies easily have over 1 trillion. If God can number the hairs on each of our heads, He has little trouble in remembering the constellations.Reading history religiously
A review of Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War by John C. Piheiro. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014) 256 pages; $45.00.It wasn't free markets that did it
A review of Infiltrated by Jay W. Richards (McGraw Hill Education, 2013) 299 pages; $25.00.