Combatants for Peace.
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This issue is all about the church: what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters. Our concern isn’t just an apologetic for the public importance of the church. It raises important questions internal to the church—questions about reform and renewal. The health of society and the strength of social architecture depend on having churches that are centered on the supremacy of Christ, because to serve the Lord is to serve the world. It’s not if church is for the world, but how.

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The fabric of civilization is unravelling, the barbarians have broken through the gates, and looming threats to society have left the ruling elite anxious, unnerved, looking for someone to blame. So they turn to Christians and the church. The scene will feel contemporary, but in fact it is the opening context for Augustine’s fifth-century apologetic, […]
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Updates from Cardus on the renewal of social architecture
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There are lots of reasons to avoid church, but here are the reasons to look again.
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Nothing less than a seriously demanding church life is adequate to the conditions of today's world.
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Democratic responsibility begins in elders' councils, budget meetings, and volunteer nursery assignments.
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Imagine a map of your city without churches. Now imagine the sort of society we'd have without those congregations.
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Narratives of a "secular" city are told by people looking in the wrong places.
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