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Benjamin Peterson

Ben Peterson is an assistant professor in the Department of Government and Criminal Justice at Abilene Christian University. He is the author of Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order and has written for Comment, Law and Liberty, Public Discourse, National Affairs, The New Atlantis, and other outlets. He and his wife Amber live in Oklahoma City.

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Benjamin Peterson

Ben Peterson is an assistant professor in the Department of Government and Criminal Justice at Abilene Christian University. He is the author of Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order and has written for Comment, Law and Liberty, Public Discourse, National Affairs, The New Atlantis, and other outlets. He and his wife Amber live in Oklahoma City.

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Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order

So much seems to be going wrong in our society. There is so much dissent, there are so many acts of violence, and there is so much division about the

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By Mere Orthodoxy

May 29, 2026 · 5 min read