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Friday Five: Demographic Changes and the Future of America

Faith and Public Life | February 27, 2015 | Politics

Friday Five: Demographic Changes and the Future of America

On Fridays, we bring you the week’s best from around the web. This week’s collection includes a new report on demographic changes in America, an explanation for why Jesus spent much of his life as a carpenter, and more. “More, But Not Less, Than a Carpenter” by Tom...

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Christian Europe, the Inventor of Liberty: Part II

Faith and Public Life | February 19, 2015 | Society

Christian Europe, the Inventor of Liberty: Part II

In my last post, I discussed how philosopher Larry Siedentop shows Christianity invented the individual and therefore the possibility for western freedoms. Below I discuss how Christianity turned the individual into a legal entity in canon law, which was later copied...

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What ‘The Walking Dead’ Can Teach Us About Christian Life

Tyler Castle | February 13, 2015 | Faith

What ‘The Walking Dead’ Can Teach Us About Christian Life

For a gory, horror TV show about the zombie apocalypse, the over-arching message of “The Walking Dead” is surprisingly hopeful. And no character embodies that message more than Tyreese (Chad Coleman), who (spoiler alert!) sadly is also the most recently deceased. In...

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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.

Christian Europe, the Inventor of Liberty: Part I

Faith and Public Life | February 11, 2015 | Faith

Christian Europe, the Inventor of Liberty: Part I

This year we celebrate the eight centennial of the Magna Carta. Many will quote that “TO ALL FREE MEN OF OUR KINGDOM we have” granted “all the liberties written out below….” But it is often forgotten the Magna Carta does not begin with that statement, but with a...

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How Can We Make Something As Big As Culture?

Jacqueline Isaacs | December 12, 2014 | Society

How Can We Make Something As Big As Culture?

“Frying frittata cakes layered the air with pungent promise.” —“Great Sky River,” Gregory Benford To me, the above sentence is one of the most beautiful in all of modern literature. It’s just one of those combinations of sounds that roll off the tongue in a...

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Jacqueline Isaacs

Jacqueline Isaacs is the Director of Strategy for Bellwether Communications, where she crafts content strategies for thought leaders.