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A Theology of Student Debt

| September 19, 2014 | Faith

A Theology of Student Debt
Last week, the credit report company Experian released some staggering new numbers on the student debt problem. Forty million consumers now have a student loan, and the balance of student loan debt nationwide nearly doubled from 2008 to 2014. The average debt amount...
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David Wilezol
David Wilezol is the co-author, with Bill Bennett, of the book “Is College Worth It?” He is also the associate producer for Bill’s nationally syndicated radio show “Morning in America.”

Bono Helped Kill an Industry (and Then Celebrated)

| September 18, 2014 | Economics, Faith

Bono Helped Kill an Industry (and Then Celebrated)
It was on the day of the largest album launch in history, when the biggest rock band on the planet may have surrendered the music industry to its grave, that U2 frontman Bono declared “music is a sacrament.”  The melodies that Plato said give “flight...
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Michael Hendrix
Michael Hendrix is the director of state and local policy at the Manhattan Institute, where he manages scholars, conducts research, and leads outreach.

Common Good #6 – Chris Brooks and Mark Dever

| September 16, 2014 | Faith, Podcasts

Common Good #6 – Chris Brooks and Mark Dever
On this edition of Common Good, our guests are Chris Brooks, pastor of Evangel Ministries in Detroit, MI, and Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. Brooks and Dever discuss the spiritual and physical dimensions of the church’s role...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

Why Christians Should Have More Non-Christian Friends

| September 12, 2014 | Faith

Why Christians Should Have More Non-Christian Friends
If you are a white, evangelical millennial in America, the fewer non-Christian friends you have, the less likely you are to abide by traditional Christian convictions. That was the conclusion of a paper presented at last month’s American Political Science Association...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

How Reflecting on Death Can Bring Life

| August 12, 2014 | Faith

How Reflecting on Death Can Bring Life
Although few of us knew him personally, the hearts of millions of Americans were broken last night with the news of Robin Williams’ death. From “Hook” to “Patch Adams” to “Mrs. Doubtfire,” his remarkable acting inspired us and touched our hearts. Through his movies,...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.