It's time to get past the stigmas of "business".

Churchill was right: we shape our buildings, and thereafter they shape us. And many of us, disinterested in architectural style wars as we may be, may soon fully understand the consequences of being raised in neighbourhoods without character, without particularity, without the sacred quality of place. The same philosophies that shape our literature, music, and the rest of our contemporary culture also underpin our architecture. And like the rest of culture, the stewardship of excellent architecture must be reclaimed for Christ.

Mansion or mission... a serious "why am I here?" question for young adults eyeing the confusing life of higher education. And it only begs even more questions: "Who am I? What do I believe? With whom will I surround myself?"

In his day, Petesteen's battle-cry was "Life is Religion." Now, of course, we're much cleaner, clearer, more precise, with slogans like "creation-fall-redemption" illustrating Christ's redemption of all things. But let's not forget—or let's meet in these pages—an academic Johnny Appleseed who was a serious life-saver, controversial and feisty and... pioneering: Pete Steen, a twentieth century neocalvinist prophet.

Institutions like family, business, government, church, law . . . Christian political theorist Jacques Ellul argues that all of these are stop-gap measures made necessary only after the fall into sin.

A dialogue on the Christian's redemptive role.

As part of Comment's ongoing mission to build Christian leaders, we approached Christian business and management faculty on campuses across North America, and asked for the best advice they could give their students and proteges.

Bethany Warren and her husband aren't just building a coffee shop . . . they're creating an emporium of community—"a connecting-place". In an old house-turned-shop on a small town's main drag, they are projecting—from their complex business plans right down to their simple cups of joe—a business of dignity, and a service that hints of its Inspiration. Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company opens soon in southwestern Pennsylvania, but Bethany and Russ have a story that matters far beyond.

"We have too much to live with and too little to live for," writes Os Guinness. And it's true that more and more, leaders in business and in broader culture have no end beyond their own satisfaction, their own short-term gain at long-term expense. The next generation of Christian cultural leaders needs to look beyond today's circumstances, and learn stewardship for tomorrow.

Someone once said, "Seek fruit that lasts" by seeking fruit in the lives of people. Seeking fruit in others by mentoring may bear fruit elsewhere . . .

A liberal arts background may be preferable to MBAs among employers looking for management track hires. Here's why . . .

The Modernist West generally fails to look back—only forward, to "progress"—and, consequently, finds perspectives conditioned by a historical narrative to be almost incomprehensible. The Islamism of Osama bin Laden & Co. is conditioned and programmed by such an historical narrative. Paul Marshall calls on Christians to understand the Islamist narrative, and to adopt a Christian response.