http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:15:38 -0500 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:15:38 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3063/ In an ideal world, sustainability would be just a part of doing business in a market economy. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 In an ideal world, sustainability would be just a part of doing business in a market economy. 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/columns/3035/ Senior Fellow Jonathan Chaplin writes, "a forceful recent opinion on law and religion by Lord Justice Laws in a religious discrimination case has drawn renewed attention to two principles often supposed by liberal legal and political theorists to be essential foundations of liberal democracy: the principle of state ‘neutrality’ towards religion; and the principle that public reasoning must be ‘secular’.... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Senior Fellow Jonathan Chaplin writes, "a forceful recent opinion on law and religion by Lord Justice Laws in a religious discrimination case has drawn renewed attention to two principles often supposed by liberal legal and political theorists to be essential foundations of liberal democracy: the principle of state ‘neutrality’ towards religion; and the principle that public reasoning must be ‘secular’.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3033/ This is the sweet spot-the messy, incremental, critical reality of public dialogue. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 This is the sweet spot-the messy, incremental, critical reality of public dialogue. 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/3013/ Is South Africa hostile toward Christianity in the public square? Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Is South Africa hostile toward Christianity in the public square? 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/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/comment/article/2998/ Eleventh in our expert series on must-read books. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Eleventh in our expert series on must-read books. 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/columns/2974/ Pope Benedict may or may not bless the Occupy Wall Street movement. But an Eastern European former Marxist atheist intellectual has told protesters that they should really preoccupy themselves with the Holy Spirit. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Pope Benedict may or may not bless the Occupy Wall Street movement. But an Eastern European former Marxist atheist intellectual has told protesters that they should really preoccupy themselves with the Holy Spirit. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2966/ Tenth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Tenth in an expert series on must-read books. 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/columns/2964/ When the Supreme Court handed down the Insite decision two weeks ago, our majority Conservative government could not obey fast enough. Never mind that the decision openly insulted a minister of the Crown, eviscerated his lawful authority, and by accident or design re-wrote the British North America Act. The government’s response was, literally, “We will comply.” Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 When the Supreme Court handed down the Insite decision two weeks ago, our majority Conservative government could not obey fast enough. Never mind that the decision openly insulted a minister of the Crown, eviscerated his lawful authority, and by accident or design re-wrote the British North America Act. The government’s response was, literally, “We will comply.” http://www.cardus.ca/organization/news/97/ Daily Commercial news on the Cardus report calling for an end to the Ontario College of Trades. Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Daily Commercial news on the Cardus report calling for an end to the Ontario College of Trades. http://www.cardus.ca/research/3/publications/ (See also the accompanying letter to Mayor Naheed Nenshi, and the Calgary City Council.) Cardus is pleased to present Phase Two of its Calgary City Soul project. Undertaken in cooperation with the Arlington Group, the Calgary City Soul project was conceived following a one-day Cardus seminar in September 2008. At that time, it was noticed that the City of Calgary's Centre City Plan—a comprehensive... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 (See also the accompanying letter to Mayor Naheed Nenshi, and the Calgary City Council.) Cardus is pleased to present Phase Two of its Calgary City Soul project. Undertaken in cooperation with the Arlington Group, the Calgary City Soul project was conceived following a one-day Cardus seminar in September 2008. At that time, it was noticed that the City of Calgary's Centre City Plan—a comprehensive...