Timothy Mark Renick
Liberty of Conscience: InDefense ofAmerica’s Tradition of ReligiousEquality
My university had long used students’ Social Security numbers as a means of identification on class...
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters
Humans are, at heart, creatures of denial. We crave stability and strive to hold on to the familiar....
The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy
These are sobering times....
Running on religion
By now, people who follow news about the role of religion in the 2008 elections may feel as though they have tumbled ...
Dumbed down
According to Stephen Prothero, America is both “deeply religious and profoundly ignorant about religion.” Personal belief in God remains high. Americans say that their convictions shape their public behaviors, and most support the idea of religious organizations participating in public policy issues. Yet surveys show that the majority of Americans cannot name even one of the four Gospels. Only one-third know that it was Jesus who delivered the Sermon on the Mount, and 10 percent think that Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife.
Public visions
By some accounts, the 2006 elections signaled a seismic shift in the political landscape for American Christ...
Us, them and the Crusades
When Pope Benedict XVI recently quoted a 14th-century emperor who claimed that Islam’s singular contribution to the world was the doctrin...
Crusades revisited: 'Kingdom of Heaven'
Thousands of medieval Christians answer the spiritual call of the pope, take up arms, and travel to the Holy Land to defend the faith against a barbaric and militaristic Muslim foe....
Crusader zeal
The leader of the Western world stands before his compatriots and outlines a...