http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:24:55 -0500 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:24:55 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3042/ It may be possible to out-narrate economism, to keep it from encroaching on family, religion, and our deepest pursuits of the human condition. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 It may be possible to out-narrate economism, to keep it from encroaching on family, religion, and our deepest pursuits of the human condition. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3017/ Not since the nineteenth century has evangelicalism reached such a large academic audience. Despite this growing influence, there is one place where Christian scholarship has often failed to penetrate: the evangelical grassroots. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Not since the nineteenth century has evangelicalism reached such a large academic audience. Despite this growing influence, there is one place where Christian scholarship has often failed to penetrate: the evangelical grassroots. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2968/ There is something more to Disney World. Alongside the modern notion of disenchantment is a powerful human need to be enchanted, to fill the vacuum left by old convictions. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 There is something more to Disney World. Alongside the modern notion of disenchantment is a powerful human need to be enchanted, to fill the vacuum left by old convictions. http://www.cardus.ca/organization/news/98/ In this Theos report, Jonathan Chaplin argues that in our haste to reassess multiculturalism in the light of evidence of its darker sides, we must not lose sight of its indispensable contribution to realising a just society. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 In this Theos report, Jonathan Chaplin argues that in our haste to reassess multiculturalism in the light of evidence of its darker sides, we must not lose sight of its indispensable contribution to realising a just society. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2897/ Much Western theorizing has taken the reductionist path. In response, theories of civil society have appeared that attempt (with varying degrees of success) to account for the rich diversity of institutions, associations, and communities of our daily lives. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Much Western theorizing has taken the reductionist path. In response, theories of civil society have appeared that attempt (with varying degrees of success) to account for the rich diversity of institutions, associations, and communities of our daily lives. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2902/ A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2878/ Evangelicals' failure to seriously consider the truth of embodiment and the incarnation has made them open to practices that weaken the reality of embodiment Anderson's book offers a first step toward a corrective. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Evangelicals' failure to seriously consider the truth of embodiment and the incarnation has made them open to practices that weaken the reality of embodiment Anderson's book offers a first step toward a corrective. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2872/ God created humanity with a capacity to enjoy intimacy, closeness, and connection with other human beings—and if we forget that sexuality is supposed to move us towards others in connection and closeness, we forget part of what makes us human. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 God created humanity with a capacity to enjoy intimacy, closeness, and connection with other human beings—and if we forget that sexuality is supposed to move us towards others in connection and closeness, we forget part of what makes us human. http://www.cardus.ca/research/1/publications/ Do Christian schools deliver on their promises? Cardus reports on the largest-ever sample of Christian school graduates and administrators in North America, focusing on students' spiritual formation, cultural engagement, and academic development. This report and its accompanying curriculum are available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Do Christian schools deliver on their promises? Cardus reports on the largest-ever sample of Christian school graduates and administrators in North America, focusing on students' spiritual formation, cultural engagement, and academic development. This report and its accompanying curriculum are available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. http://www.cardus.ca/research/1/publications/ The curriculum package for parents & supporters of Christian schools will equip you to lead fellow parents, grandparents, strategic planning volunteers, board members, and other stakeholders through a meaningful, productive discussion of the educational efforts of your Christian school, based on the national CES results. Available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The curriculum package for parents & supporters of Christian schools will equip you to lead fellow parents, grandparents, strategic planning volunteers, board members, and other stakeholders through a meaningful, productive discussion of the educational efforts of your Christian school, based on the national CES results. Available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. http://www.cardus.ca/research/1/publications/ The curriculum package for teachers & administrators of Christian schools will equip school staff to compare your school's vision to your outcomes. Study the Christian education benchmarks, and consider next steps as you seek to integrate faith, worldview, and academic excellence in your students' educational experience. Available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The curriculum package for teachers & administrators of Christian schools will equip school staff to compare your school's vision to your outcomes. Study the Christian education benchmarks, and consider next steps as you seek to integrate faith, worldview, and academic excellence in your students' educational experience. Available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2857/ There is much room in sport for evil, as our headlines sometimes suggest, but there is also great capacity for goodness. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 There is much room in sport for evil, as our headlines sometimes suggest, but there is also great capacity for goodness. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2849/ I have often wondered whether I can be both an evangelical and a neocalvinist—whether I can reconcile my evangelical priorities to abide in Christ and seek and save the lost with my neocalvinist priorities to claim Christ's kingship over creation and fill the earth with culture. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 I have often wondered whether I can be both an evangelical and a neocalvinist—whether I can reconcile my evangelical priorities to abide in Christ and seek and save the lost with my neocalvinist priorities to claim Christ's kingship over creation and fill the earth with culture. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2850/ Why you can't afford to miss The Deathly Hallows. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Why you can't afford to miss The Deathly Hallows. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2844/ Character shaped by having to deal with family breakup is so routine that it is self-evident how it helps a kid mature. Character that comes from religious education and commitment is so out of the ordinary, it needs to be questioned for its potential divisiveness. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Character shaped by having to deal with family breakup is so routine that it is self-evident how it helps a kid mature. Character that comes from religious education and commitment is so out of the ordinary, it needs to be questioned for its potential divisiveness. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2836/ I wonder: should my first-year students be expressing well-formed opinions in a public forum by the end of the term, or should I settle for just getting complete English sentences? Ten years ago, I could have easily gone only for the latter, reasoning that my colleagues would handle the “thinking” part before we unleashed the gowned-and-mortar-boarded throng on society. Today, I'm less certain... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 I wonder: should my first-year students be expressing well-formed opinions in a public forum by the end of the term, or should I settle for just getting complete English sentences? Ten years ago, I could have easily gone only for the latter, reasoning that my colleagues would handle the “thinking” part before we unleashed the gowned-and-mortar-boarded throng on society. Today, I'm less certain... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2828/ Putnam's important book points to a sobering assessment of the integrity of American religious belief and practice. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Putnam's important book points to a sobering assessment of the integrity of American religious belief and practice. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2827/ The profound rejoicing that is happening in the city when the righteous prosper occurs as the curse is pushed back and the virtues of the Kingdom are pushed in. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The profound rejoicing that is happening in the city when the righteous prosper occurs as the curse is pushed back and the virtues of the Kingdom are pushed in. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2829/ Many critics who have struggled to describe Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life have called it a prayer. But perhaps it is more than that. Alissa Wilkinson suggests a better word to describe this film than prayer might be lament. And not just a lament for a lost loved one, but for that lost Paradise - both the first Eden, as well as the one buried deep within our memories. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Many critics who have struggled to describe Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life have called it a prayer. But perhaps it is more than that. Alissa Wilkinson suggests a better word to describe this film than prayer might be lament. And not just a lament for a lost loved one, but for that lost Paradise - both the first Eden, as well as the one buried deep within our memories. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2825/ What if there was a common experience that could act as a place from which to encourage civil discourse and a more deliberative politics? Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What if there was a common experience that could act as a place from which to encourage civil discourse and a more deliberative politics?