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The perfectibility thesis – Still the great political divide
Three hundred years after Plato and Aristotle wrestled with the idea and constitution of the just regime, God incarnate arrived on Earth and added very close to nothing. Christ did tell us to "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's," and we can certainly glean principles from New Testament teaching.Angola prison: A place of encouragement
An Interview with Burl Cain, the longest serving warden of Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola).Editor's note
Angola Prison will probably always carry a mystique because it's wrapped around a violent and brutal history. The front entrance to the massive prison grounds has a sign from Philippians 3:13, "Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead."How does the intern program advance the mission of the Acton Institute?
We have always been fortunate to attract talented and religiously diverse interns at the Acton Institute. The talent we are able to bring in spans the globe and consists of students from some of the best universities and seminaries in the world. It is a privilege to introduce these students and young scholars to Acton's understanding of Christian anthropology and the morality of free-market economics. Interns have been invaluable to assisting our staff and expanding our operations and reach across the world.Desiccated Christianity
The decline in religious life has had pernicious effects on American culture more broadly. At the same time that most nuns were abandoning their habits and some priests their collars, we saw rising drug use and skyrocketing rates of divorceCharles W. Colson
One of the most wonderful things about being a Christian is that I don't ever get up in the morning and wonder if what I do matters.Asceticism and bad american religion
A review of Ross Douthat's Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics (ISI, April 2012) ISBN: 978-1439178300. Hardcover, 352 pages; $26.00.O brave new abundance!
A review of Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler's Abundance: The Future is Better than You Think. (ISI, February 2012) ISBN: 978- 1451614213. Hardcover, 400 pages; $26.99.Double-edged sword: The power of the Word - Hebrews 7:25
"Therefore, He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them."