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“Social responsibilities are anathema to modernism’s penchant for an unencumbered self that associates liberty with a la...
09/19/2025

“Social responsibilities are anathema to modernism’s penchant for an unencumbered self that associates liberty with a lack of restraint and an expansion of choice.”

What is our true self? Where do we find identity? Kevin Brown argues that what we seek in identity is durability, roots, and obligation.

“Even though we may start by talking about systems and structures that implicate us, we all face many temptations to rem...
09/19/2025

“Even though we may start by talking about systems and structures that implicate us, we all face many temptations to remove the shame from ourselves by pinpointing instead the transgressions of others, ostensibly using the shame of that transgression to persuade these others to reform.”

Public shame is an unreliable motivator for good, and when we relieve our own collective shame by placing blame rather than sharing it, it creates defiant blowback.

“We are persons over individuals—defined not simply by internal self-understanding but by a bonded web of meaningful ass...
09/18/2025

“We are persons over individuals—defined not simply by internal self-understanding but by a bonded web of meaningful associations.”

Kevin Brown, president of Asbury University, on the search for a durable identity.

What is our true self? Where do we find identity? Kevin Brown argues that what we seek in identity is durability, roots, and obligation.

“If we are to learn to speak a common language of virtue once more, we will need to better understand the workings of sh...
09/18/2025

“If we are to learn to speak a common language of virtue once more, we will need to better understand the workings of shame in and through our societies.”

Christa Ballard Tooley on shame, defiance, and the meaning of courage.

Public shame is an unreliable motivator for good, and when we relieve our own collective shame by placing blame rather than sharing it, it creates defiant blowback.

“Remembrance cannot stop at ceremonies, memorials, or flags at half-staff. To “never forget” is also to never forget the...
09/12/2025

“Remembrance cannot stop at ceremonies, memorials, or flags at half-staff. To “never forget” is also to never forget the human cost that unfolded that day and is still unfolding.”

Twenty-four years after 9/11, survivors of the attack, many of whom are experiencing long-term health struggles, are still fighting for support from the government.

“Asking questions, refusing to see the point, calmly going about living in ways that are out of step with the times: the...
09/12/2025

“Asking questions, refusing to see the point, calmly going about living in ways that are out of step with the times: these activities lay the foundation for a genuine politics that is based on neither low-rent ideology nor cynical pragmatism.”

The thought of Czech dissident philosopher Jan Patočka represents a bold way of maintaining openness to the truth, whatever the cost.

“To be a Christian dissident was to speak truths that pierced the atmospheric lie, to stand as a still point of eternal ...
09/12/2025

“To be a Christian dissident was to speak truths that pierced the atmospheric lie, to stand as a still point of eternal reference before a repressive machine intent on remaking the social order on its greedy, paranoid, or utopian terms.”

In the swirl of today's conflicting moral urgencies, what does resistance look like?

“Now, on the twenty-fourth anniversary of 9/11, I know I’ll hear many promises that we will “never forget.” For me, that...
09/11/2025

“Now, on the twenty-fourth anniversary of 9/11, I know I’ll hear many promises that we will “never forget.” For me, that vow has meant sharing my testimony—how my faith was rebuilt in the ashes of that day.”

Christina Ray Stanton on what it means to “never forget.”

Twenty-four years after 9/11, survivors of the attack, many of whom are experiencing long-term health struggles, are still fighting for support from the government.

“Christians should not require a polis to orient our responsibility, which knows no limit. All our neighbours and even o...
09/11/2025

“Christians should not require a polis to orient our responsibility, which knows no limit. All our neighbours and even our enemies are entitled to our love.”

Elizabeth Stice on the failure of conventional morality in the face of radical evil.

Philosopher Hannah Arendt speaks of a conventional morality that can tolerate much evil in the name of maintaining domestic and even civic stability.

“It has never been easy to resist lies, when they are so pervasive and ready off the shelf for immediate use.”Erin Plunk...
09/11/2025

“It has never been easy to resist lies, when they are so pervasive and ready off the shelf for immediate use.”

Erin Plunkett on the heretical truths of Jan Patočka.

The thought of Czech dissident philosopher Jan Patočka represents a bold way of maintaining openness to the truth, whatever the cost.

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