On Fridays, we bring you the best of our blog and the best of the web. This week's roundup includes thoughts on Christian political engagement, a parable about gasoline, an explanation of high tuition costs, and more.
Dialogue
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Click "play" below to listen to the Values & Capitalism faculty conference call with Dr. Brian Fikkert on March 18, 2013. |
Among the attendees at Values & Capitalism's "Is the Good Book Good Enough?" event were about 20 college students, which invites the question: What place do Millennials have in a conversation about evangelical political engagement? As future leaders who are inheriting the less-than-ideal legacy of our parents' generation, we ought to have a significant role as we share in God's care for this world. |
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Our recent event "Is the Good Book Good Enough?" discussed recent and future evangelical engagement with public policy. We've continued the conversation online, focusing especially on Michael Cromartie's call for an "Augustinian sensibility," in what he described as the current "now, but not yet" phase of history. |
Answers in public policy have a short shelf-life, as circumstances change so fast that a brilliant solution one day may become a terrible idea the next. So we adopt principles. Just think, if a child learned "2+2=4" but never learned the rule of addition, they wouldn't know what to do when faced with a new math problem. |
My last two posts introduced you to Cornelius Vanderbilt, an entrepreneur widely recognized for his contributions to the railroad industry. He also had success in advancing steamboats in New York waters and steamships across the Atlantic Ocean. |
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I'll admit it: I am a Whole Foods groupie. Most days, I'd turn down a pricey restaurant meal for a turn through the flavor- and Pantone-feast represented in the Whole Foods salad bar—purple beets, bright orange roasted squash and emerald greens that have never undergone the dulling trial of a long journey in a refrigerated truck. |
Our guest this week on "The RJ Moeller Show" is James Poulos of Forbes and HuffPost Live. James is a producer at HuffPost Live and a contributor at Forbes and Vice. His writing has been published at places like The American Conservative, The American Interest, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, Cato Unbound, First Things, Foreign Policy and The Weekly Standard. |
I recently asked "Are Christianity and Freedom Compatible?" If anyone isn't familiar with the Values & Capitalism project, the answer is a resounding "Yes!" It is important to ask these questions, though, because there are some within the Christian tent who dedicate themselves to advocating for larger government, more regulation and less individual freedom. |