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John Shelton is the policy director for Advancing American Freedom. He received degrees from Duke University (M.Div.) and the University of Virginia (B.A), and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Katelyn, and their children.
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John Shelton is the policy director for Advancing American Freedom. He received degrees from Duke University (M.Div.) and the University of Virginia (B.A), and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Katelyn, and their children.
John SheltonTheology
Gregory of Nazianzus warned us centuries ago that the study of theology is not for everyone. Recent trends in academic theology are proving him right.
John SheltonFeaturedCurrent Politics
“Nothing is possible without men, But nothing lasts without institutions.” — Jean Monnet[1] Christians interested in public intellectual engagement often ask: “who is the next C.S. Lewis? Who is the next Reinhold Niebuhr?” While the words and ideas of both […]
John SheltonBook ReviewsJournal 6Journal
The preservation of democratic life requires strong (and well-funded!) institutions.
John SheltonCurrent Politics
So far post-liberal control of the GOP has coincided with the party's abandonment of social conservatives and embrace of barstool conservatism.
John SheltonCurrent Politics
So far post-liberal control of the GOP has coincided with the party's abandonment of social conservatives and embrace of barstool conservatism.
John SheltonTechnologySexuality
Even naming the evils of our age in the areas of sex and gender is made complex today because of how awash we are in the pornographic.
John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” “And behold, I am coming […]
John SheltonFeaturedFormation12 Days of Christmas
On December 27th we celebrate the faithfulness of St John, the beloved disciple, and are comforted by the assurance that God judges justly.
John SheltonFeatured
What are we to make of avatars? Are they a rebellion against the givenness of our bodies and ourselves as creations—or are they a ‘cheeky’ avenue to virtue?
John SheltonFeaturedEvangelicalism
Lewis warned readers of the consequences of rejecting nature. Today that rejection often manifests itself as individualism. It is rampant in evangelicalism.
John SheltonFeaturedEvangelicalism
Hauerwas's gift is the ability to punch through comforting myths that American Christians tell themselves in order to draw their attention to higher things.
John SheltonFeaturedEconomics and Business
Far from being the ideological progenitor of all that plagues contemporary economic thinking, John Locke actually echoes Thomas and anticipates Marx.