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April 2017
Ending Global Poverty

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

January 2017
From Absurdism to Hope

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

October 2016
Love: the Life of Justice

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

July 2016
To Give or Not to Give

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

June 2016
Redeeming the Economy

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

August 2015
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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

August 2014
Radical Generosity

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

July 2014
When Shiny Plastic Jesus Ain't Enough

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

June 2014
Christianity and the Pursuit of Happiness

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

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

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

May 2014
Happiness in Haiti

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

November 2013
What is a "Christian" Social Ethics?

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

October 2013
On Money

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

April 2013
The Idolatry of Wealth and Reevaluation of Treasure

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

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