China Holds No Cards Alexander Hale | December 11, 2019 | Young Contributor It was 2 a.m., and my father and I had finally settled down for our flight from Shanghai to Beijing. Bleary-eyed, I was about to drift off to sleep, when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I hadn’t realized it, but there was a Chinese teenager more or less my age sitting... Read More Alexander Hale Alexander Hale was selected as a 2019 Young Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior business fellow majoring in finance, political science, and philosophy at Baylor University, while also pursuing a great texts minor within the Baylor honors program.
How Should the Church Engage in a Consumer Society? Grant Dunnavan | December 9, 2019 | Young Contributor “To be prophetic is to host a world other than the one that is in front of us.” Christians, as theologian Walter Brueggemann so eloquently wrote, ought to be set apart, practicing faith and life in a way that is unique and attractive to those outside of the body of... Read More Grant Dunnavan Grant Dunnavan was selected as a 2019 Young Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Wheaton College where he studies international relations.
Emergency Powers for Climate Change Kate Cvancara | December 13, 2019 | Young Contributor In case of a national emergency, the United States government must, in a quick and focused manner, react. Because an orderly response is most likely to come from one voice—the commander in chief—emergency powers fall into the lap of the president. But over the last... Read More Katherine Cvancara Katherine Cvancara was selected as a 2019 Young Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at George Fox University where she studies biology and political science.
On the Correlation of Capitalism and Christianity Grant Dunnavan | December 2, 2019 | Young Contributor “He that will not work shall not eat.” With these famous words pulled from 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Capt. John Smith uttered a phrase that both saved Jamestown and breathed a capitalistic nature into the very fabric of American society. Nearly 300 years later, German... Read More Grant Dunnavan Grant Dunnavan was selected as a 2019 Young Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior at Wheaton College where he studies international relations.
Click of a Button: Implications of a Twittering President Alexander Hale | November 25, 2019 | Young Contributor Holding the highest office in the United States of America can be the loneliest of positions. It certainly is a role that no one can relate to. That’s why communication is key for our presidents. It’s fascinating to dig through old documents that time has yellowed to... Read More Alexander Hale Alexander Hale was selected as a 2019 Young Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a junior business fellow majoring in finance, political science, and philosophy at Baylor University, while also pursuing a great texts minor within the Baylor honors program.
Confucius and the Right of Resistance Kate Cvancara | November 25, 2019 | Young Contributor From the Magna Carta to John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau, Western tradition is saturated with the idea that individuals have the right to resist tyrannical oppression. Our American heroes, history, and political attitudes make the challenging underdog a... Read More Katherine Cvancara Katherine Cvancara was selected as a 2019 Young Contributor for the Faith & Public Life blog and is a senior at George Fox University where she studies biology and political science.