Canada’s Toxic Nationalism
by Nathan PinkoskiCanadian postmodern nationalism makes Americans the enemy, but is friendly to American ideology. Continue Reading »
Flightless Birds
by David T. KoyzisThe separation of Christians and Muslims in Cyprus points to the destructive potential of ideology. Continue Reading »
Choosing to Refuse
by John WatersThe Human Rights Campaign has made a habit of attacking Christians who defend traditional sexual morality. Continue Reading »
A Higher Education
by R. R. RenoFirst Things reflects on sacred things out of a shared commitment to the authority of God's revelation. Continue Reading »
Can Islamists Reject Violence?
by Ayman S. IbrahimIn the 1970s, the radical Islamist organization al-Gamāʿah al-Islāmiyah (Islamic Group) stormed onto the scene in Egypt, calling for Egyptians to return to the correct form of Islam by waging jihad and applying Shari’a. However, on July 5, 1997, the Gamāʿah did something extraordinary in the history of radical Islam. It issued “Initiative to Stop the Violence,” a formal statement declaring its renunciation of all violence. Continue Reading »
Ideology and Transcendence
by James NuechterleinEveryone thinks ideologically, but no one wants to admit it. Most of our responses to events in public life are immediate, firm, and quite untouched by reflection. When I react to a particular political development with enthusiasm or dismay, or to someone’s political judgment with Yes, that is . . . . Continue Reading »
Beyond Modernity
by Quentin L. QuadeThe West must return to the divine order to escape . . . . Continue Reading »
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