The poor have been the main subject of concern in the whole tradition of Catholic Social Teaching. The Catholic Church talks often about a “preferential option for the poor.” In recent years

Adam Smith did not seem to think that riches were requisite to happiness: “the beggar, who suns himself by the side of the highway, possesses that security which kings are fighting for” (

Charles Spurgeon was a young, zealous 15-year-old boy when he came to faith in Christ. A letter to his mother at the time captures the enthusiasm of his newfound Christian faith: “Oh, how I

In the West, we live in prosperity but are often unaware of the sources of that prosperity. We even think we have some special insight into the causes of prosperity because we’re wealthy. At

It has long been virtually an article of faith among the most respected students of American Protestantism—not to mention those who are not students per se but who nevertheless feel

When it comes to poverty alleviation in our most struggling communities, both our public and our private efforts can let our suffering neighbors down. Public efforts are by their very nature

All cultures are intertextual. Our media, music, art, and literature are shaped by, well, older media, music, art, and literature. Consider this: Indiana Jones is simply a rehash of H. Rider

For this special “poverty” issue of Religion & Liberty, I was asked to revisit two of my books, The Tragedy of American Compassion (written in 1990) and Compassionate Conservatism (1999). My

In his foreword to Cory C. Brock and N. Gray Sutanto’s Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction, George Harinck notes: Internationally the interest in neo-Calvinist dogmatics is on the rise

Mike Cosper is the director of CT Media and the producer of Christianity Today’s podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. He’s the author of several books, including Recapturing the Wonder

As the Pre-Raphaelite painter William Holman Hunt was working on The Light of the World (1851–1854), his portrayal of Jesus knocking on a vine-covered door, he found perhaps an unlikely

Presbyterians continue to play an important role in American religious life. While making up less than 5% of the population today, historically Presbyterians have punched above their weight