http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:08 -0500 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:08 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3082/ Plantinga's mature reflection on science and religion contends that Christianity, not Naturalism, has a foundation, which has led to the flourishing of science. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Plantinga's mature reflection on science and religion contends that Christianity, not Naturalism, has a foundation, which has led to the flourishing of science. 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/2999/ In the Catholic view, the legitimacy of property always rests on it being used for the common good. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 In the Catholic view, the legitimacy of property always rests on it being used for the common good. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3000/ The problem is we have used our remaining economic freedom over the past several decades to further maximize our own situations at the expense of our neighbours'. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The problem is we have used our remaining economic freedom over the past several decades to further maximize our own situations at the expense of our neighbours'. 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/2978/ I am indebted to Art Holmes not only for my calling to be philosopher, but also for some of the themes that are foundational to my own teaching and writing. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 I am indebted to Art Holmes not only for my calling to be philosopher, but also for some of the themes that are foundational to my own teaching and writing. 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/2945/ Becoming honourable means trading in "grade school rules" for the integrity of adulthood, pursuing happiness via the way of virtue. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Becoming honourable means trading in "grade school rules" for the integrity of adulthood, pursuing happiness via the way of virtue. 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/2904/ Postmodern Christians won't get very far in transforming society until they learn to love institutions again. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Postmodern Christians won't get very far in transforming society until they learn to love institutions again. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ How might Dooyeweerd change the way we approach the local church? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 How might Dooyeweerd change the way we approach the local church? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2898/ Like a prophet, Shakespeare pried loose the monolithic worldview of his day. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Like a prophet, Shakespeare pried loose the monolithic worldview of his day. 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/print_issues/2898/ What is the common good that Christ desires? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What is the common good that Christ desires? 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/2871/ The interconnected nature of a true liberal arts education lets the disciplines inform one another—even physics and musical performance. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The interconnected nature of a true liberal arts education lets the disciplines inform one another—even physics and musical performance. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2855/ The story Brooks tells—while filling in the reductionist modern narratives about what we really are—includes some flimsy, charm-like religion inserted as science. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The story Brooks tells—while filling in the reductionist modern narratives about what we really are—includes some flimsy, charm-like religion inserted as science. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2854/ In his provocative book The Republic of Grace, Mathewes suggests how Christians can cultivate hope in their political lives despite the pervasive brokenness in the world. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 In his provocative book The Republic of Grace, Mathewes suggests how Christians can cultivate hope in their political lives despite the pervasive brokenness in the world. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2853/ Sixth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Sixth in an expert series on must-read books.