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Subsidiarity as a Framework for Care of the Elderly
Faith and Law - April 22, 2024 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn the United States – and, indeed, around the world – changing demographics reflect a steadily aging population. As families grow smaller and more far-flung and as care costs escalate, conversations about elder care are complex and, often, heart breaking. While in the past it was generally pres...
Christians after Christendom: Our Present Challenge
Faith and Law - April 02, 2024 18:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe days of Christianity providing a unifying moral vision for our culture (Christendom) are over. Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, Chairman of Ligonier Ministries joined us to discuss how Abraham Kuyper anticipated this contemporary problem facing American Christians and can help us develop a persua...
2026 and the 250th anniversary of the American revolution: Is this America’s expiration date or a challenge to renew the great experiment in freedom?
Faith and Law - March 12, 2024 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDeclinism is in the air in certain circles, and it coincides with the conclusion of some historians that 250 years is roughly the lifespan of great superpowers. How do Christians understand such cyclical views of history, and what are the genuine grounds for confidence in the possibility of rene...
Is Renewal Possible? Peering past outrage, war and critique
Faith and Law - February 29, 2024 18:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe live in times when low-grade nihilism simmers just beneath the surface of everyday conversation, the desire for impact birthed in secular zeal soon stymied by chokeholds of institutional breakdown and pixelated trust. We call out injustice in public but feel squeamish about acknowledging ou...
The Spirit of Our Politics
Faith and Law - February 20, 2024 16:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe kind of people we are, has much to do with the kind of public life we have. Spiritual formation is central to civic renewal. Michael Wear, Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, joined us to share ideas outlined in his new book, The Spirit of Our Politic...
Agency vs Equity: An Empowering Alternative to the Victimhood Narrative
Faith and Law - January 31, 2024 01:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsEvery child is capable of being an agent of their own uplift provided they are given the resources to inform the decisions that will make them successful adults. Ian Rowe, Sr. Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute discussed four factors that are crucial for children to overcome the victi...
Trials and Tribulations of Living an Ethical Life on Capitol Hill 2024
Faith and Law - January 24, 2024 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFaith and Law hosted our yearly panel discussion with Capitol Hill veterans to explore ethical issues encountered by Hill staff, especially as they reach senior leadership positions. Panelists including John Cusey, Melika McKinnis, and John Shelton shared their stories of success and failure as ...
Why Should Our Leaders Care About Human Flourishing?
Faith and Law - January 03, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs a leader of the largest ever global study on human flourishing, Dr. Byron Johnson, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University and Visiting Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, joined us to discuss why a "focus on flourishing...
The Global Fight to Protect People from Slavery and Violence
Faith and Law - December 13, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGary Haugen's firsthand experience investigating systemic human rights abuses helped him recognize a troubling pattern: people living in the world’s poorest communities experienced constant physical danger because their local justice systems weren’t equipped to defend them from the violence they...
Western Civilization: Is It Worth Defending?
Faith and Law - November 28, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe American political order, and the civilization from which it emerged, are under unprecedented assault—from both the political Left and the New Right. Yet the ideals and institutions that have shaped Western Civilization—concepts such as individual freedom, natural rights, and belief in a lov...
The Roots of the American Founding and the Seeds of Renewal: How American Christianity Advanced Ordered Liberty
Faith and Law - November 21, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy joined us to discuss how Dutch and English Whiggish principles birthed by Anglo Protestantism created ordered liberty and self government. These principles are not static but dynamic. And once shaping society they are not easily e...
A Note on Social Justice: What Kind of Justice Isn’t “Social”?
Faith and Law - November 01, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn our day, "social justice" is a loaded term. While it is easy to agree that every relationship carries responsibilities -- friend and friend, business and client, government and people -- identifying the terms and principles of those responsibilities is a trickier task. What makes one party a ...
Artificial Intelligence and Other Idols
Faith and Law - October 26, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsV. Bradley Lewis, Associate Professor Philosophy at Catholic University, and Jonathon Askonas, Assistant Professor of Politics at Catholic University, engaged in an interview-style discussion on the current standing, risks, and allure of artificial intelligence. Support the Show.
Bioethical Challenges and Exploiting Nascent Human Beings
Faith and Law - September 27, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe development of medical treatments often requires use of human subjects, as well as human cells and body parts as models of human systems, to investigate mechanisms of action and to test therapeutics. Biotechnology has provided many successful therapies for previously intractable conditions, ...
The Politicization of Literally Everything: Christian Leadership in the Age of Purity Tests and Cancel Culture
Faith and Law - September 20, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe divisions in America increasingly create an environment where everything is political, and the places in society where people who disagree can come together are dwindling as a result. How does our faith act as a compass to guide us through this culture of litmus tests and virtue signalling? ...
The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race, and a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice
Faith and Law - June 22, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFor over half a century, pro-life advocates have fought to protect the sanctity of human life. Now that the decision the pro-life community has been waiting and praying for has finally become a reality, a question remains: Now what? How do we continue to stand for life for everyone who bears the...
Compassion First: A Sensible Approach to America’s Homeless Crisis
Faith and Law - June 13, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFor nearly a decade, federal policies meant to address homelessness have centered around “Housing First,” which begins with an assumption that the crisis is driven primarily by a lack of affordable housing. But is it really? Studies show that most individuals experiencing homelessness suffer fro...
2023 Evening Forum: Capitol Hill Forty Years Later
Faith and Law - June 08, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn celebration of 40 years of ministry on Capitol Hill, Faith and Law hosted a special panel discussion moderated by alumni Katherine Haley. The panel consisted of current Members of congress, representative Mike Johnson, representative Julia Letlow, and representative Adrian Smith, who shared s...
Where Do We Go from Here? Life and Race in Post-Dobbs America
Faith and Law - June 08, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWhat do the pro-life and racial justice movements share in common? How can these shared values lead to greater advocacy and more effective outcomes in society. Gloria Purvis, Catholic author, commentator and the host and executive producer of The Gloria Purvis Podcast, joined us to discuss Life ...
No Coup, No Problem? Civil-Military Relations in an Age of Polarization
Faith and Law - May 02, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsCivil-military relations have often been tense and the current age of high political polarization poses particular challenges to maintaining healthy civil-military relations. Dr. Peter Feaver, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University and former Special Advisor on the N...
Fostering Reentry Success: Advancing Second Chances in the 118th Congress
Faith and Law - April 19, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMore than one in three adults in the U.S. have a criminal record. These individuals face over 44,000 government-imposed barriers to work, housing, education, and civil rights that limit their efforts to become responsible stewards of their families and communities. How can churches, businesses, ...
Anxiety in our Lives and our Politics
Faith and Law - April 04, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAnxiety seeps into everything–into our own individual lives, relationships, and even our politics. As Christians, how might a transformed view of anxiety change the way we participate in politics? Curtis Chang demonstrates how anxiety is not a sin that should be prayed away, but how it is an opp...
Interview with Russell Moore and David French
Faith and Law - March 29, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsFaith and Law Executive Director, Lauren Noyes was joined by special guest panelists Russell Moore and David French for a discussion on some of the issues of deepest concern to the Faith and Law community, including, life, religious liberty, and building unity in today's polarized political envi...
Pursuing Common Ground: How Religious Freedom is Vital for the Common Good
Faith and Law - March 08, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWhen it comes to religious freedom, should Christians support diversity or are there any limits to religious freedom? If so, what are those limits and how do we determine them in a diverse society? Stanley Carlson-Thies, Senior Director at the Center for Public Justice, Lauren Baas Residential...
Fostering Trust: A Conversation on Police Training and Mental Health
Faith and Law - March 01, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsEvery day, police officers step up to fill an irreplaceable role in the community, responding to neighbors in crisis. However, access to important and lifesaving training for officers is often limited—increasing the risk of excessive use of force and undermining officer well-being. How can feder...
How to love your country without being a nationalist
Faith and Law - February 16, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoseph Capizzi, Ph.D. in Theology, is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Ecology and an Ordinary Professor of Moral Theology at The Catholic University of America. He has published widely on just war theory, bioethics, the history of moral theology, and political liberalism. Dr. C...
The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, The Cold War, and the World on the Brink
Faith and Law - January 17, 2023 19:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsRonald Reagan’s strategy for a peaceful victory in the Cold War combined military, economic, information, and political pressure with diplomatic outreach – all undergirded by Reagan's Christian faith. Dr. William Inboden, Executive Director and William Powers, Jr. Chair at the Clements Center ...
Winsome Conversations: Politics in the Midst of Polarization
Faith and Law - December 06, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsCrossing the aisle has never been easy in politics, but in recent years it has been increasingly seen as an act of betrayal rather than an act of bridge-building. Unfortunately, the same is true of disagreements in many non-political realms. Polarization has found its way into our churches, comm...
Public Intellectuals, the Public Square and the Pursuit of the Common Good
Faith and Law - November 22, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe are at a crossroads in the US on many fronts, including the intersection of sound logic with pressing concerns. Throughout our history we have had men and women with tremendous influence speak into contemporary issues through their thought, whether manifest in writing or speaking. We are navi...
(When) Can Gossip be Just?
Faith and Law - November 10, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIt is difficult to know when to share information with others, especially when that information damages another person's reputation. The challenge is especially acute for those who work on the Hill, where information is currency. In this talk, Dr. Anderson developed an 'ethics of gossip' that bo...
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