Theology
An Introduction to Abraham Kuyper’s Public Theology
Add to favoritesLiberation Theology
Add to favoritesThe Christian Vision of Government
Add to favoritesEven in the midst of extreme polarization, religion can still be our common ground. Judeo-Christian principles provide a framework that transcends both policies and parties and establishes a system for human flourishing. In this lecture, Michael Matheson Miller explains the Ten Principles of Christian Government which are fundamental to any and all just, free, and …
Toward a Free and Virtuous Society (Engage the Speaker AU2021)
Add to favoritesEngage the Speaker Session for “Toward a Free and Virtuous Society” (AU2021). Original Lecture description below. How do we make a moral account of how society should work? And how concretely can we construct this society? In this documentary-style lecture, Fr. Robert Sirico describes his own intellectual journey towards the belief that a free and …
Theology of Work (Engage the Speaker AU2021)
Add to favoritesEngage the Speaker Session for “Theology of Work” (AU2021). Original Lecture description below. In this session, we will explore the biblical and theological foundations for how we view our work in God’s economy. We will argue that work has intrinsic value and nobility because of its connection to the dominion mandate in Genesis and how …
People: Africa’s Most Valuable Resource (Engage the Speaker AU2021)
Add to favoritesFlannery O’Connor and the Church’s Failure of Imagination (Engage the Speaker AU2021)
Add to favoritesEngage the Speaker Session for “Flannery O’Connor and the Church’s Failure of Imagination” (AU2021). Original Lecture description below. Over the past several years, I consistently read about “diseased cultural imagination” or “failure of imagination” in areas of our public and private life: we do not imagine things as they are but our cultural lenses distort …
Flannery O’Connor and the Church’s Failure of Imagination
Add to favoritesThe Theology of Business – Engage the Speaker
Add to favoritesIn this Engage the Speaker panel, JoAnn Flett, a consultant for Partners Worldwide and recipient of a US Fulbright scholar award, answers questions, delivers reading recommendations, and discusses her AU talk, The Theology of Business, with members of the audience. She delves deeper into the specifics of how businesspeople can embody a theology of business …
The Theology of Business
Add to favoritesTheology is the study of God, who is above and beyond our world, while business and commerce seem to be man’s most worldly pursuits. How can the Christian reconcile the seemingly differing focuses promoted by theology and business? In this talk, Dr. JoAnn Flett, organizational consultant for Partners Worldwide and recipient of the Fulbright Scholar …
Christian Vision of the Human Person – Engage the Speaker
Add to favoritesPeople: Africa’s Most Valuable Resource
Add to favoritesTheology of Work
Add to favoritesIn this session, we will explore the biblical and theological foundations for how we view our work in God’s economy. We will argue that work has intrinsic value and nobility because of its connection to the dominion mandate in Genesis and how the NT describes work as part of someone’s service to Christ. We will …
Theology of Work – Engage the Speaker
Add to favoritesIn this session, we will explore the biblical and theological foundations for how we view our work in God’s economy. We will argue that work has intrinsic value and nobility because of its connection to the dominion mandate in Genesis and how the NT describes work as part of someone’s service to Christ. We will …
The Prospects for Liberty in the Islamic World
Add to favoritesIn a lecture titled “Islam and Freedom: The Challenge and The Hope”, Mustafa Akyol—senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity—discusses political and social problems that exist in the Muslim world, including authoritarianism and terrorism, and the prospects for finding ways to strengthen the idea of individual liberty within the Islamic …
Religious Liberty in a Secular Age
Add to favoritesIn conformity with Nietzsche’s prophecy, the modern West is experiencing a radical desacralizing of the social order, unprecedented in world history. The great theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer described it as an era in which Westerners had learned to manage life without reference to God. American sociologist Philip Rieff refers to our era as one in which …