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The Civitas Programs

Summer Leadership Seminar:
“Christianity, Democracy, and the 2008 Elections”
July 6-12, 2008
Washington, D.C.  More >>
 

14th Annual Kuyper Lecture:
Jonathan Chaplin, director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics at Tyndale House, Cambridge, will discuss the future of Christian-democratic politics in the U.S. and abroad
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 (evening)
Villanova University  More >>

Faith-Based Initiative

A message to presidential candidates:
A president who cares about the poor will...

Learn about the latest policy develpments affecting faith-based organizations in our newly updated Faith-Based Initiative section.

 

New Release

Christianity and Civil Society is a new book of essays by the Center's James Skillen and Stanley Carlson-Thies, among others. Edited by Jean Bethke Elshtain, the collection is subtitled Catholic and Neo-Calvinist Perspectives.  More>>

Impact

Dr. Ruth Melkonian: Cultivating Critical Thinkers
How a former CPJ Civitas scholar is challenging undergrads to think critically about government and politics.

 

Root & Branch

"Political Speech and Action" is the topic of our newest issue of Root & Branch, a publication on the religion and society debate.