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Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

Philanthropy as Culture-Making

All of life is a gift lived under grace and the only appropriate response is gratitude expressed through generosity.

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

iDevotion

Just how much do you love your iPhone?

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

Why Philanthropy Matters

Despite tunnel vision, Acs’s book raises important questions about philanthropy’s impact on culture.

Dec 1, 2013 Essay Patronage: Why We All Need to Invest in Culture

Institutional Faithfulness and the Christian School

Who are the patrons of the Christian school, and what does that role mean?

Nov 15, 2013 Essay

Is There Room for Religion in Canadian Law?

A look at Canadian case law after the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Nov 8, 2013 Essay

The Triumph of the Quantitative or an Erosion of Trust?

Numbers don’t tell the whole story. Augustine does.

Nov 1, 2013 Essay

The Point of Kuyperian Pluralism

Facing exploitative capitalism and overweening statism, Kuyper’s vision of pluralism should still inspire Christians today.

Oct 25, 2013 Essay

An Eclectic Inheritance: Kuyper’s Politics Today

Kuyper’s understanding of gender and racial dynamics is sorely lacking. Yet his views on political engagement, his appreciation for religious pluralism, and his commentary on globalization are still prescient.

Oct 18, 2013 Essay Summer reading

MINE! Kuyper for a new century

Abraham Kuyper stands out as a giant in public theology: his theological probings were never far removed from his public commitments as the founder of two newspapers, a university, a political party, and a denomination.

Oct 11, 2013 Essay

Casting Call: Abraham Kuyper and the Drama of History

The life and writing of pastor and politician Abraham Kuyper show that a faith-informed view of history is necessary to envision and shape the future.

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Philanthropy as Culture-Making

iDevotion

Why Philanthropy Matters

Institutional Faithfulness and the Christian School

Is There Room for Religion in Canadian Law?

The Triumph of the Quantitative or an Erosion of Trust?

The Point of Kuyperian Pluralism

An Eclectic Inheritance: Kuyper’s Politics Today

MINE! Kuyper for a new century

Casting Call: Abraham Kuyper and the Drama of History

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