Values & Capitalism Summer Honors Program 2015
The Values & Capitalism Summer Honors Program is an intensive, one-week public policy seminar from June 26 – July 3, 2015 in Washington, DC for students from Christian colleges and universities.
How Christianity Redeems Consumer Entitlement
Capitalism and Christian living are not at odds. We do not move away from the laws of self-interest as we become more holy; we simply learn to focus on others and to value their welfare over our own.
Pope Francis’ Prophetic Message
Readers of Francis’s prophetic warnings ought to be deeply moved to improve themselves and the planet. But instead of looking at this social encyclical as a set of policy proposals, Francis’s primary message is that we must learn to see creation as a gift that we receive and care for.
Seeing Life Through a Beggar’s Eyes
Seven years ago during the Acumen fellowship program, I was challenged to spend a day on the streets of New York trying to better understand the plight of the 59,000+ homeless in New York City. The experience was an exercise in moral imagination…
The American Dream in Crisis: What Can We Do About It?
The research is piling up: children of poor Americans are disadvantaged. Their neighborhoods, parents, schools, and lack of community engagement hold them back from entering adulthood with the same opportunities that rich kids have.
9 Reasons Why Pope Francis’ Encyclical Is Really About Technology
Pope Francis’ encyclical embodies a long-standing tension in our relationship with technology: We stand in awe of our creations, and yet worry they may prove hollow. We fear progress because we fear evil—and rightly so.
Friday Five: Equality and Recovery in Tension
This week’s collection includes reflections on the Magna Carta 800 years later, Pope Francis’ encyclical, and more.
The World Isn’t Flat Yet: Why Urbanization Still Matters
Thomas Friedman published “The World is Flat” ten years ago. In celebration, I’d like to propose that it isn’t. Yes, globalization is real: The Economist reported in February that by 2020…
First Responders
In radical gestures and everyday grace, the Church at her best is magnetic to the world around her. In these moments, theological disagreements often fade, as staunch critics stand aghast at the nonsensical generosity, compassion and grace.
