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The Limits and Advantages of Systemic Racism Theory for Christian Thought

| November 2, 2020 | Blog Contributor

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...
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Grace Seyoum
Grace Seyoum is currently a sophomore at Northwest University pursuing a double major in political science and English. She was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog.

Can COVID-19 help us find what we’ve been searching for?

| May 18, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Can COVID-19 help us find what we’ve been searching for?
As a society, we have been practicing physical distancing and respecting stay-at-home orders for about a month and a half, and I have to admit, I have run out of ideas to keep myself busy during my time at home. I have baked countless pies, cookies, and loaves of...
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Camryn Zeller
Camryn Zeller was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Hope College where she studies economics, political science, and math.

The Power of Local

| May 19, 2020 | Blog Contributor

The Power of Local
With the uncertainty of quarantine dictating our current social norms, a looming question many of us face going forward is this: how do we re-engage in society post-isolation with purpose and meaning? Put another way, to revise and reconsider Thoreau’s famous dictum:...
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Clara Keuss
Clara Keuss was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a Sophomore at Pepperdine University where she studies international studies with a concentration in the Middle East and North Africa.

The Stories We Tell Ourselves: An Optimistic View for Graduating During a Pandemic

| May 19, 2020 | Blog Contributor

The Stories We Tell Ourselves: An Optimistic View for Graduating During a Pandemic
I’m writing this from a local coffee shop in my hometown. Today is the first weekday they’ve been open for anything like normal hours in a number of weeks. I wanted to frequent this place during my last month of undergrad, but I have not had that luxury. I’ve had to...
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Bryan Knowles
Bryan Knowles was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at Bryan College where he is a double major in history and politics & government.

The Constitutional Presidency

| April 7, 2020 | Blog Contributor

The Constitutional Presidency
What makes a good president? With primary elections essentially over and November looming on the political horizon, this question is both too late and very timely. The same question was asked even before the creation of the executive office, and the answers proposed...
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Bryan Knowles
Bryan Knowles was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at Bryan College where he is a double major in history and politics & government.

Where Did Our Trust Go?

| April 7, 2020 | Blog Contributor

Where Did Our Trust Go?
In my previous blog post, I made the argument that a free market system relies on relationships of trust in order to coordinate the abilities of producers to serve the real needs and wants of consumers. However, there is a non-trivial sense in the American public...
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Camryn Zeller
Camryn Zeller was selected as a 2020 Blog Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Hope College where she studies economics, political science, and math.