Civitas Fellow Jason Kindopp and the Center's Leadership Award recipient Carol Hamrin have produced a first-rate book on religion in China. The tensions between authoritarianism and increasing economic freedom in China are mounting. This careful, balanced book offers plenty of insight.
How should citizens who are committed to a pro-life position advocate their stance in public? Gary Govert writes to challenge the rhetoric used by Keith Pavlischek in a recent Capital Commentary published by the Center. Pavlischek responds and Govert adds a last thought.
An editorial on the biblical call to economic and legal justice as articulated by a declaration from the National Association of Evangelicals, "For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility."
Two books chiefly on Christian education raise questions about whether our public laws governing education do justice to families and communities that education is supposed to serve.
The editor situates the so-called economic debate of this election year in the broader context of America's liberal capitalist system. The problem is that government and economic freedom tend to be pitted against one another. That makes it nearly impossible to ask and answer the most important questions about government's responsibility for economic justice. In suggesting that a Christian perspective has something important to contribute here, Skillen introduces three journals that deal with Christianity and economics.
The scandal of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq did not originate with a few "bad apples" who violated American values and the American soul. It is rooted in the twisting of important laws and principles at the highest levels of the Bush administration. With the goal of protecting Americans from further terrorist attacks, the administration began to consider any means possible to achieve that end. The scandal is also part of a belittling of international law and institutions.
Health care expert Clarke Cochran presents an overview of the top policy issues that confront us this election year. Health care insurance is one of the greatest concerns of American citizens. Yet the laws governing it are complicated by the impact of competing interest groups. There are also deeper issues at stake, including the faith and hope Americans place in "medical breakthroughs." Christians should be more dedicated to justice than to limitless dreams.
