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Collin SloweyPhilosophyPolitical Theory

Aristotle: National Conservative?

Aristotle is not so much a nationalist as he is an arch-localist, which means he can't be easily made to fit into contemporary political tribes.

Jake MeadorPolitical TheoryPolitical Theology

The Christian Nationalists (Still) Can't Read and Why That Matters

An ongoing series: How That Historical Quote Cited by a Prominent Christian Nationalist Doesn't Actually Mean What They Think it Means.

Jake MeadorPolitical TheoryFormation

Calendars as Catechesis

Calendars are teachers. And this week our calendar teaches us to give thanks.

Jake MeadorPolitical TheorySexuality

Liberalism and the Sexual Revolution

While one can easily argue for connections between liberalism and the sexual revolution, the way those connections are named is enormously important.

Derek KingPolitical TheoryLiteratureCurrent Politics

Free Speech When No One is Listening

The Free Press podcast 'The Witch Trials if JK Rowling' is well-intentioned, but misses the core problem: What if free speech requires a shared world?

Bob ThunePolitical TheoryCurrent Politics

David Brooks and the Limits of Liberalism

David Brooks says we need a gifts-based liberalism. But as he describes it, 'gifts-based liberalism' sounds like it might just be... conservatism.

Brad LittlejohnPolitical Theory

Do We Still Belong Together? Lessons from Roger Scruton

Roger Scruton's thought on how to be a conservative is also instructive in how to belong to a political community.

Brad LittlejohnPolitical TheoryCurrent Politics

A Government of Force or a Government of Laws?

If America is to be a nation of laws, we will need to rediscover sources of political order that aren't purely dependent upon coercive force.

Brad LittlejohnPolitical Theory

“Great Danger of Fatal Extremes”: Hamilton on Revolutionary Excess

Alexander Hamilton's words regarding the dangers of radical extremism feel alarmingly relevant to us today.

E. J. HutchinsonPolitical TheoryPolitical Theology

An Introduction to the Reformed Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

Looking at the work of Calvin, Eric Hutchinson explains why framing political theology questions in terms of "church v state" is a basic category error.

Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsPolitical Theory

The Rachel Held Evans Conversation: Why I am a Conservative

The Rachel Held Evans Conversation: Why I am a Conservative

Andrew WalkerPoliticsAnthropologyPolitical TheoryChurchTheology and PracticePolitical TheologyFormation

Mere-O @ Acton U

Mere-O @ Acton U