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Freedom Untethered

Freedom Untethered

by | Apr 7, 2026 | Opinion

It is well known that Western modernity has emphasized freedom from many things, among them capricious rulers, superstition, and religious authority. What is the cost, however, if freedom is untethered from profound commitments to the good, the true, and the...
Constructing a Playlist for Our Times

Constructing a Playlist for Our Times

by | Sep 2, 2025 | Opinion

I’m not intentional about curating playlists for different occasions. Instead, I just go with what the algorithms send my way. I have begun to rethink that practice, however, in light of two books I have read recently. One is Christian Smith’s Why Religion Went...
Hope is Out of Line. Or is It?

Hope is Out of Line. Or is It?

by | Jun 24, 2025 | Opinion

My morning walks take me through a local park. Four diagonal sidewalks lead to a circle around a fountain at the center of the park. Where one sidewalk ends at the circle, the word “trust” is engraved in the concrete. At another, “love.” At a third, “justice.” These...
Amid Turmoil, What Can We Do? What Should We Do?

Amid Turmoil, What Can We Do? What Should We Do?

by | May 29, 2025 | Opinion

Many of us wonder what to do in the face of the current political chaos that threatens to upend the economy, erode democratic institutions and marry Christianity to a particular political ideology. James Carville does not wonder. He is clear what he thinks the...