Religious pluralism compels individuals, on whatever level of intellectual sophistication, to differentiate between the core of their own faith and its more negotiable elements.

There are many, hiding in plain sight.

So often does imperial power lead to the loss of young soldiers dying far from home.

Two prominent public intellectuals chart out a political way forward for Evangelicals in America.

German public opinion is veering away from the original spontaneous welcome to the masses of migrants. There are three sectors of the public: a minority still affirming the legendary “welcome culture”; another minority vocally hostile; and a large group in the middle not firmly committed either way.

The problem of balancing power and ethos is not new, but in the face of the unspeakable atrocities that confront us today it is especially anguished.

All religion is an attempt to answer the question whether we insignificant beings are alone in the universe.

How much does it matter if the Pope pushes a quasi-Marxist ideology? Probably quite a lot.

Institutions, which are typically based on rational assumptions, are dams holding at bay the howling frenzies lurking in human souls. All institutions are fragile. Sometimes the dams break.

A moral vision is important, but it helps greatly if you can appeal to hard interests as well as to conscience.