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The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence
Jefferson called the Declaration of Independence “an expression of the American mind.” What is that mind and what does it tell us for today, especially about the great questions of truth, happiness, and . . . God?Matthew Spaldi...
Why are there more abortions after Dobbs? Gen Z and the Pro-life Future
Sixty percent of women who had an abortion said they would not have if they had received adequate emotional or financial support. Women who seek abortions are typically already mothers living in poverty and facing food and housing instability. ...
Vice in an Internet Age
The sports betting industry generated $16.96 billion in revenue in 2025 alone, with gamblers betting a total of nearly $167 billion on athletic contests. Is this working against the flourishing of our society?Christi...
The Indispensable Virtues of the Indispensable Man: A Moral Biography of George Washington
The patriotism and personal virtue of George Washington have long been admired by a grateful nation. In this lecture, Dr. Joseph Prud’homme, Burton Family Chair in Religion, Politics, and Culture and Associate Professor of Political Science ...
Restoring the American Imagination
Aristotle taught that every good deed requires a beautiful image. Then it stands to reason, America needs a great store of beautiful images designed to help us maintain our way of life and preserve equal justice, liberty, and law. <...
What Am I Doing Here? Rediscovering Purpose and Joy in Your Work
What am I doing here? What steps can I take when at times I feel tempted to despair about my work? How will I be able to continue to do the work I love in a culture of such fracture, polarization and contempt that only...
Bear Witness: The Pursuit of Justice in a Violent Land
Honduras’ entrenched corruption, pervasive violence, narcotics flows, and weakened democracy continue to drive migration north and have consequences far beyond its borders. Amid these pressures, brave Christian civic leaders are stepping for...
Restore the Republic — 2026, the Last Best Chance for the Last Best Hope
Many Christians talk earnestly about ‘the Christian roots of America,’ but never say what they were. Equally the MAGA movement aims to ‘make America great again,’ but never stops to say what made America great in first place.Dr. Os Gu...
Politics and Our Sense of the Divine
What is the significance of the Christian confession that God has made each person with a sense of the divine? Dr. Gray Sutanto, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Reformed ...
From Division to Solidarity: Hope for a Fractured Politics
American political life is increasingly fractured by generational conflict, growing distrust of institutions, and a willingness across the spectrum to exercise power arbitrarily. From Congress to town halls, an older generation seeks to preserv...
The Constitution is the Solution to the Politics of Division
Common ground is hard to find in today’s politics. In a society teeming with irreconcilable political perspectives, many people have grown frustrated under a system of government that constantly demands compromise. More and more on both the ...
Classical Liberalism: A Treasury Worth Defending
Dr. Joseph Prud'Homme, Burton Family Chair in Religion, Politics, and Culture, and the director of the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Culture at Washington College, MD, joined us to discuss the classical liberal tradition.
The Public Policy Calling
Public policy making wrestles with competing visions of what it means to be human and of how we can live well individually and in community. In a lecture titled "
The Power of Forgiveness in a Culture of Rage
In a culture that prizes outrage over reconciliation, forgiveness is increasingly seen as weakness--an outdated concept that fails to take harm seriously. But what if forgiveness is not about minimizing justice but about restoring hope?<...
Faithful Free Speech: From Campus to the Hill
In a recent interview, the campus free speech advocate, Greg Lukianoff, noted that Americans are waking up from the “Vegas Delusion” when it comes to what’s happening at the nation’s colleges and universities regarding the freedom to express on...
Religious Liberty and Parental Opt-Outs: School Choice at the Supreme Court
You're listening to the Faith and Law podcast. This spring, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor,
Religious Liberty, the Source of All Freedoms: A 250-Year Perspective
The culture of freedom we enjoy in the United States is deeply shaped by religious minorities seeking to honor God in their beliefs and orders of worship from the colonial period to the present day. Marc Wheat, General Counsel for Advanc...
Politics and Sausage Making
Most Americans either do not understand legislative politics, or if they do, they are repulsed by the process. But Congress is the most important institution in the American government because without it, democracy is impossible. Working ...
Bringing Ben Home: A Story of Injustice and Redemption
In 1988, Ben Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not commit. He spent 34 years wrongfully imprisoned. Now, Ben has teamed up with award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty to share his story – and larger story abo...
2026: Recovering What Made America Great in the First Place
Many Christians talk earnestly about ‘the Christian roots of America,’ but never say what they were. Equally the MAGA movement aims to ‘make America great again,’ but never stops to say what made America great in first place.Dr. Os Gu...
From Power to Redemption: Chuck Colson and the Legacy of Second Chances
Ed Simcox, author of In the Room and Indiana’s 55th Secretary of State joined us for a reflection on his personal encounters with Chuck Colson and the early days of the national ju...
Able to Succeed: People with Disabilities and the Imago Dei
People with disabilities are created in the image of God, imbued with the same intrinsic value and bestowed the unalienable rights declared in our nation’s founding document. However, the history of disability policy and social norms h...
Is Religious Liberty Compatible with Progress?
Is the purpose of religious liberty to end religious oppression or is it to change, perhaps even eradicate, religion as it has been known across history? That question has been at the heart of America’s debates about religious liberty since the...
Living Truthfully: Ellul, Propaganda, and the Christian Mind
In his 1962 book, Propaganda, Jacques Ellul outlines three conditions for propaganda’s success. Bombard people with excessive information so they will forget, always have “breaking news” so they do not reflect or think...
Natural Law as a Basis for “Hopeful Realism” in Democratic Politics
During a time when political conversations are marked by deep division, polarization, and challenging moral questions, what resources do evangelicals have to think and act critically, coherently, and theologically about public life?<...