http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:38 -0500 Cardus Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:38 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3061/ A game can be a fecund womb through which habitual evil is birthed. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 A game can be a fecund womb through which habitual evil is birthed. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3029/ For Europeans, xenophobia is an appalling plight that presents a brilliant opportunity for the European church: to be a relevant, leading voice in postmodern Europe. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 For Europeans, xenophobia is an appalling plight that presents a brilliant opportunity for the European church: to be a relevant, leading voice in postmodern Europe. http://www.cardus.ca/research//publications/ The Old Testament is full of much which is confusing, violent, and ambiguous. We asked Ryan O'Dowd, lecturer at Cornell University and author of Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction, to introduce and curate a series of articles on how and why we should read the Old Testament for public life today. —Comment editors, Fall 2011 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Old Testament is full of much which is confusing, violent, and ambiguous. We asked Ryan O'Dowd, lecturer at Cornell University and author of Old Testament Wisdom Literature: A Theological Introduction, to introduce and curate a series of articles on how and why we should read the Old Testament for public life today. —Comment editors, Fall 2011 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3012/ Is the "ethical oil" approach a healthy way of tackling the oil sands—and should Christians feel comfortable using this approach? Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Is the "ethical oil" approach a healthy way of tackling the oil sands—and should Christians feel comfortable using this approach? http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2983/ So our long slide down the slope of civilized savagery proceeds. Agence France Press reports the first public case of a Dutch patient euthanized even though she had never formally requested death or followed the required legal protocols. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 So our long slide down the slope of civilized savagery proceeds. Agence France Press reports the first public case of a Dutch patient euthanized even though she had never formally requested death or followed the required legal protocols. http://www.cardus.ca/research/4/publications/ "It is incumbent on those of us who make it our business to think through such things to imagine how the 'Big Society' agenda could provide opportunity and hope within a cultural arc where both seem to be in short supply." —Ray Pennings A transcription of proceedings from the Manning Centre Special Briefing, held June 10, 2011 in Ottawa. The papers served as the basis for initial presentations,... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 "It is incumbent on those of us who make it our business to think through such things to imagine how the 'Big Society' agenda could provide opportunity and hope within a cultural arc where both seem to be in short supply." —Ray Pennings A transcription of proceedings from the Manning Centre Special Briefing, held June 10, 2011 in Ottawa. The papers served as the basis for initial presentations,... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2976/ Next in our series on the OT and public life . . . Isaiah interpreted world politics through his theology of international relations, voicing a radical form of wellbeing not brought about by the tools of statecraft. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Next in our series on the OT and public life . . . Isaiah interpreted world politics through his theology of international relations, voicing a radical form of wellbeing not brought about by the tools of statecraft. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2893/ Ninth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Ninth in an expert series on must-read books. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2885/ Isn't it sometimes necessary to break with authority to see justice done? Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Isn't it sometimes necessary to break with authority to see justice done? 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/2907/ You are a CEO, responsible in part for your company and its social impact. How do you keep yourself accountable? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 You are a CEO, responsible in part for your company and its social impact. How do you keep yourself accountable? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ In God’s good society, all are cared for, and all know whom they follow. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 In God’s good society, all are cared for, and all know whom they follow. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ What we can really learn from the London fires. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What we can really learn from the London fires. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ Volf's book sketches an alternative between a single-religion society and a secular public square. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Volf's book sketches an alternative between a single-religion society and a secular public square. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2852/ Every reader of every publication, including News of the World, battles villainy from within themselves and without. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Every reader of every publication, including News of the World, battles villainy from within themselves and without. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2841/ The body of Christ preserves both unity and diversity without privileging either. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The body of Christ preserves both unity and diversity without privileging either. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2835/ Journalists are no more (and, admittedly, no less) than citizens who have taken it upon themselves to pass information on to their fellow citizens—and therefore obliged to respect the common good, the common order, and, above all, the common law. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Journalists are no more (and, admittedly, no less) than citizens who have taken it upon themselves to pass information on to their fellow citizens—and therefore obliged to respect the common good, the common order, and, above all, the common law. 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? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2823/ Our culture's greatest need dovetails with perhaps the church's greatest opportunity: to point the way toward living and dying well. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Our culture's greatest need dovetails with perhaps the church's greatest opportunity: to point the way toward living and dying well. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2799/ The one weakness of Michael Coren's new book Why Catholics Are Right is that it is wrong, or at least its title is. Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The one weakness of Michael Coren's new book Why Catholics Are Right is that it is wrong, or at least its title is.