Christianity, Social Revolutions, and the Way Forward

Marx’s beliefs about Christianity’s relationship to social change is contrary to what Christianity itself teaches about social change.

Josh Alexakos | The Dartmouth Apologia | Spring 2016

Bread Alone: Earth, Heaven, and Politics in the Wilderness

Dostoevsky’s Grand Inquisitor takes a materialistic approach to religious life because of the materialism of political life.

Phil Jeffery | The Columbia Crown & Cross | Fall 2015

Where Power and Fear Collide

Christ challenges [the Chinese government's] traditional notion of power with a picture of power that is voluntarily self-limiting.

Jonathan Chen | UC Berkeley TAUG | Fall 2015

A Christian View of History

The strength of the metanarrative of progress and the triumph of the will falls short under examination.

Nathaniel Schmucker | The Dartmouth Apologia | Fall 2014

Subsidiarity, Solidarity, and Social Teaching: A Catholic Perspective on Political Economy

In a statement echoed by President Obama, Francis laments the condition of a socioeconomic order in which “it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points.”

Nicholas Zahorodny | Swarthmore Peripateo | Spring 2014

God in the Gulag: Christianity’s Survival in Soviet Russia

Upon being asked how he survived months of torture without becoming embittered, Father Roman Braga said, “We forgive them because we want them to come to God and become people.”

Alexandra Heywood | The Dartmouth Apologia | Winter 2011, Volume 5, Issue 1

A Review of The Meaning of Life: A Short Introduction

Perhaps we are making the false assumption that the question, “what is the meaning of life?” can have an answer like “what is the meaning of the word ‘apple’?” does. What do we really mean when we ask, “what is the meaning of life?”

Kelly Maeshiro | The Harvard Ichthus | Volume 7, Number 4, Winter 2011

November 2016