http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:21:16 -0500 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:21:16 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/columns/3059/ Military intervention today appeals to the soul, but not to the senses. This doesn’t mean ignoring a slaughter, but it does mean working prudently, multi-laterally and - especially - indigenously to support, not manufacture, a united cause of Syrian freedom. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Military intervention today appeals to the soul, but not to the senses. This doesn’t mean ignoring a slaughter, but it does mean working prudently, multi-laterally and - especially - indigenously to support, not manufacture, a united cause of Syrian freedom. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/3058/ Idealist and wrong-headed as it may seem, a public justice approach must hold out for the possibility of restoring Iran to the regional community. Non-proliferation cannot be dropped from 30,000 feet in the postmodern world. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Idealist and wrong-headed as it may seem, a public justice approach must hold out for the possibility of restoring Iran to the regional community. Non-proliferation cannot be dropped from 30,000 feet in the postmodern world. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2970/ Send even the slightest signal that you are a pilgrim and everything changes. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Send even the slightest signal that you are a pilgrim and everything changes. 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/2861/ Present-day India is full of contradictions and anomalies, but as its global profile rises, the face of the country will change. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Present-day India is full of contradictions and anomalies, but as its global profile rises, the face of the country will change. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2847/ How Kuyper can help us see and know our religiously diverse neighbours. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 How Kuyper can help us see and know our religiously diverse neighbours. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2787/ Dambisa Moyo's How the West was Lost tries to analyze the causes of the American "Great Recession" and describe possible futures for the global economy, but ultimately fails to provide a compelling diagnosis and prognosis. Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Dambisa Moyo's How the West was Lost tries to analyze the causes of the American "Great Recession" and describe possible futures for the global economy, but ultimately fails to provide a compelling diagnosis and prognosis. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2757/ Canadian and American evangelicals resemble each other more than they resemble their fellow Canadians or Americans. But understanding their differences can help those Christians whose work at the intersection of faith and public life involves both countries. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Canadian and American evangelicals resemble each other more than they resemble their fellow Canadians or Americans. But understanding their differences can help those Christians whose work at the intersection of faith and public life involves both countries. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2737/ Obsessive controversy over acquisition costs and technical capacities embarrasses our heritage, the proud service of Canada’s military, and the moral imperative of our action in the world. If these are the tools we need, then let’s not dither. But at least give us the dignity of debating the why of our role in the world. At least give us some soul in Canadian foreign policy. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Obsessive controversy over acquisition costs and technical capacities embarrasses our heritage, the proud service of Canada’s military, and the moral imperative of our action in the world. If these are the tools we need, then let’s not dither. But at least give us the dignity of debating the why of our role in the world. At least give us some soul in Canadian foreign policy. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2741/ I sketched each day a photo of a person from each Wikipedia-sanctioned country. In the end, I found that in drawing as in life, repetition can sometimes create not depth, but only efficiency. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 I sketched each day a photo of a person from each Wikipedia-sanctioned country. In the end, I found that in drawing as in life, repetition can sometimes create not depth, but only efficiency. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2519/ I'm inclined to be optimistic. Religion, the very thing that threatens to inflame passions and radicalize politics, is also part of the force that has held Egyptian society together amid this revolution. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 I'm inclined to be optimistic. Religion, the very thing that threatens to inflame passions and radicalize politics, is also part of the force that has held Egyptian society together amid this revolution. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2520/ Christian hope informs an approach to international relations across a broad spectrum of traditions. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Christian hope informs an approach to international relations across a broad spectrum of traditions. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2457/ How will microfinanciers survive the interest-rate scandals dogging their sector? Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 How will microfinanciers survive the interest-rate scandals dogging their sector? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2405/ WikiLeaks is neither laudatory nor brave. On balance, it is a force for serious harm even allowing that it could entail some good. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 WikiLeaks is neither laudatory nor brave. On balance, it is a force for serious harm even allowing that it could entail some good. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2402/ Ray Pennings writes on the role and end of labour unions in the international economy, in the latest issue of the Review of Faith & International Affairs. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Ray Pennings writes on the role and end of labour unions in the international economy, in the latest issue of the Review of Faith & International Affairs. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2693/ Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I am trying to take into serious consideration is not only gifts, but also where there is great need, inspired be an article you wrote ["Asking big questions" by Gideon Strauss, Comment, July 14, 2006]. "As... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I am trying to take into serious consideration is not only gifts, but also where there is great need, inspired be an article you wrote ["Asking big questions" by Gideon Strauss, Comment, July 14, 2006]. "As... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2211/ The church is not just another activist NGO for socially-minded Millennials. True: It does mission. It has a concern for justice, absolutely. But the church is not a think tank, a policy shop, or a political party. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The church is not just another activist NGO for socially-minded Millennials. True: It does mission. It has a concern for justice, absolutely. But the church is not a think tank, a policy shop, or a political party. http://www.cardus.ca/organization/news/68/ Robert Joustra reviews Edward Luttwack's, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (Harvard University Press, 2009) for the Review of Faith and International Affairs. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Robert Joustra reviews Edward Luttwack's, The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (Harvard University Press, 2009) for the Review of Faith and International Affairs. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2102/ Pulling back from general concern about tragedies might seem to diminish our compassion. But the Quakers were on to something when they focused on an individual, special concern. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Pulling back from general concern about tragedies might seem to diminish our compassion. But the Quakers were on to something when they focused on an individual, special concern. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2078/ However complicated the new food era may be—however trendy or divisive—it pressures us to think holistically about the political, cultural, nutritional, and spiritual nature of food. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 However complicated the new food era may be—however trendy or divisive—it pressures us to think holistically about the political, cultural, nutritional, and spiritual nature of food.