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poverty of imagination - Doctors Without Boredom

I mentioned my Comment review of Jamil Jivani’s debut book Why Young Men? before, and he’s done a follow-up interview with the associated Convivium: One of the things I explore in the book – which is a pretty defining part of […]

Matthew LoftusEthicsEducationHealth & Medicine

professionalism: the emperor has no clothes! - Doctors Without Boredom

Medical professionals appeal to professionalism to guide their moral and ethical decision-making, but this is simply insufficient for the problems we face.

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my review of Jamil Jivani's "Why Young Men?" - Doctors Without Boredom

I reviewed Jamil Jivani’s new book, Why Young Men?, for Comment magazine. It’s a fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) book that explores the very important question of why young men are radicalized and embrace violence. It is a bit tricky to nail down […]

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what if college admissions gave priority to students attending low-income schools? - Doctors Without Boredom

Rachel Cohen reports on an intriguing idea to combat educational inequalities: Many of the white parents’ fears were prejudice, plain and simple. But Scott-Railton knew that the parents were right about one thing: Integrating the school could mean that the […]

Joseph MinichFeaturedEducationCulture War

A Case Against Binding Consciences in the School Debates

Christians should not issue blanket statements condemning all public schools. The reality is much more complex and such declarations are not helpful.

Guest WriterEducationFormation

Ben Sasse, James K. A. Smith, and Smuggling in Virtue | Mere Orthodoxy

One of the chief questions about Ben Sasse's civil catechesis project is how it can actually take hold in a society that has limited basis for embracing it.

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Progressives, Harry Potter, and Little Platoons | Mere Orthodoxy

Part of the reasons progressives love Harry Potter is that it offers the allure of ancient ritual without the rigorous demand of dogma.

Jake MeadorFamilyEducation

Interview with Danielle Hitchen of Catechesis Books

We sat down to talk with Danielle Hitchen of Catechesis Books about her new baby believers counting primer and other projects that Catechesis is working on.

Guest WriterFamilyEducation

Our Father. How ya doin'? Amen: Introducing Catechesis Books

I’m delighted to run this guest post by friend-of-the-blog Danielle Hitchen. As we sat down to dinner a few weeks ago, my two-year-old daughter folded her hands and bowed her head to pray. Although my husband usually prays for our […]

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Reviewing "You Are What You Love" by James K.A. Smith - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

James Smith's new book "You Are What You Love" is an exploration of how people practices shape desires and desires shape people.

Cate MacDonaldEducation

The Quick and the Dead

Questioning is a form of desire. Jonathan Mueller of The Academy at Houston Baptist University explains.

Jake MeadorEducationCulture

Short-term Missions Trips and Cultural Institutions

What would happen if money from short-term missions trips were diverted toward under-funded local Christian institutions?