John Calvin and the Case for Refugees

Central to Calvin’s social policy was an intense devotion to the less fortunate in society. However they may present themselves, whether as orphans or widows or refugees, Calvin believed that he had a solemn and God-given duty to care for them.

Noah Black | The Vanderbilt Synesis | Fall 2016

Black Families and Labor Markets in the Post-Reconstruction Era

Failure to take the Black family on their own terms and in their own contexts has led many cultural critics to assign blame Black culture for the high poverty and single-motherhood rates that seem to afflict the poor Black community.

Michael Chen | The Wheaton Pub | Fall 2016

Ending Global Poverty: An Interview with Economist Paul Niehaus ’04

"The early 2000s were an incredibly exciting time to study development economics because we were just starting to use experimental testing in a big way – like clinical trials in medicine, or A/B testing in tech."

Peter Hickman | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2016

Restless Seeker: From Absurdism to Hope

Perhaps as Camus had illustrated in the myth of Sisyphus, the struggle itself was enough to fill the heart. Except that with time it was not.

Erjona Topalli | MIT et Spiritus | Spring 2016

Love: the Life of Justice

Justice, then, goes beyond laws and bears on every aspect of our interactions with other people in ways that few other virtues can.

Armando Ghinaglia | The Yale Logos | Spring 2016

To Give or Not To Give

Experiences like these have taught me the intricacies of giving. They made me wonder whether or not I should give to those in need.

Briani George | Swarthmore Peripateo | Spring 2015

Redeeming the Economy

Our economy is fallen, but so beautiful was God’s original plan that the clear fingerprint of His design is visible even today.

Ryan Mather | University of Minnesota Between Cities | Spring 2016

Abortion and Social Justice

The greatest burden for the woman, more than an unplanned pregnancy, is the burden of living but knowing that she felt her circumstances forced her to terminate a human life within her.

Allen Huang | UC Berkeley TAUG | Spring 2015

Radical Generosity: How Christians Fail

According to one set of statistics, Christians give at 2.5% of income per capita, less than the 3.3% of income per capita given during the Great Depression.

Peter Hickman | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2013

When Shiny Plastic Jesus Ain’t Enough

This Jesus—the one I met in South Los Angeles—saw those on the streets whom I had overlooked because they made me uncomfortable.

Caitlin Hynes | Claremont Ekklesia | Winter 2013

Christianity and the Pursuit of Happiness

From both a Christian angle and a humanist angle, I think happiness is not something we should be striving or aspiring towards, or viewing as the truth.

Christina Kellar | Swarthmore Peripateo |

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

Rethinking the Harvard Game

For 6 months away from Harvard I served as a semester missionary at a home for women experiencing crisis pregnancies. Most of these young women were victims of poverty, addiction, exploitation, and sexual assault.

Julie Coates | The Harvard Ichthus | Fall 2013

Happiness in Haiti

“But how? Your situation is still the same. The missionary told me that you’re no longer hungry when you praise, but you must still be hungry afterwards. Everything’s the same, so how are you happy?”

Kristen Kim | Princeton Revisions | Fall 2013

What is a “Christian” Social Ethics?

The communal nature of Jesus’ life and work must be considered when attempting to define the Christian character of a social ethic.

Daniel Bell | The Yale Logos | Winter 2012

On Money

We accept Paul’s claim that the love of money is the root of all evil, but we know that that verse does not entail us to shun money itself as an evil. Money, at the end of the day, is also part of His Creation, and all things were created for His glory.

Richard Lee and April Koh | The Yale Logos | Winter 2012

The Idolatry of Wealth and Reevaluation of Treasure

Christians are called to be good stewards rather than owners of their material blessings, multiplying them in accordance to their ability. A lively faith requires the investment of both material goods and ability for the benefit of God.

Katelyn Chan | The Yale Logos | Winter 2012

September 2017