America is Selling Her Soul to a Cult of Reason
The separation of church and state is under ruthless attack. For the past two centuries, the United States has maintained an important distinction between these institutions. Congress has made no law respecting an establishment of religion, and religious minorities...
It’s Time for the Church to Hold Political Leaders Accountable
In October 2019, a parish priest in South Carolina denied Joe Biden communion over Biden’s support for abortion rights, making national news. Amid the hot takes on whether priests should refuse communion on political grounds, the real question went unasked: Why are we so surprised when a church expects members to abide by its doctrine?
America Under Siege: Election Interference and the Importance of Integrity
In 2016, controversy arose over foreign actors trying to influence the future of the US presidency, casting doubt on the process and, ultimately, the outcome’s legitimacy. In fact, in the aftermath of the election, it became routine to see talk of foreign interference splashed across phone and television screens, giving many Americans the sense that nefarious actors had seriously undermined our democracy.
The Limits and Advantages of Systemic Racism Theory for Christian Thought
In the wake of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the deaths of other black victims of police violence, discussions about racial justice have concerned tiers of racism — individual, institutional, and systemic. The philosophical underpinning of these terms makes assumptions about the nature of disparity, humanity, and prejudice that often go unchecked. What does intellectually responsible engagement in such conversations look like, and how should Christians navigate the concept of systemic racism?
Material Political Ends and Immanent Christianity
As American politics has become more polarized, American Christians have followed suit. On the left, many progressive Christians embrace socialist ideas and semi-revolutionary tactics as the most effective means of achieving social justice. On the right, post-liberals...
The Christian and Ideology
The last few decades of American politics have seen a widespread increase in polarization and partisanship. Much of this is explained by the prevalence of ideology in today’s public square. Adherents to opposing worldviews claim an inability to agree on so much as...
2020-2021 Call for Essays
AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life is pleased to announce its sixth annual call for faculty essays, which is being co-sponsored by Faith & Economics, the journal of the Association of Christian Economists. We will be accepting submissions until Monday,...
Dr. Peter Meilaender Named 2020-2021 Visiting Professor
Dr. Peter Meilaender, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Houghton College (NY), has been named the 2020–2021 Visiting Professor for AEI’s Initiative on Faith & Public Life.
Announcing: 2020-2021 Young Scholar Award Recipients
AEI’s Initiative on Faith & Public Life is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2020–2021 Young Scholar Awards. Six undergraduates will pursue rigorous, original research over the course of the 2020–2021 academic year under the guidance of a faculty advisor and experts at AEI.
