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January 13, 2015

Europe, Radical Islam, and the Socialist Roots of Modern Anti-Semitism

Even before the Paris attacks, there were worries over a sharp rise in anti-Semitism in the UK and mainland Europe in 2014, says Caroline Wyatt of the BBC. In the past few years thousands of French Jews have fled the country to the one place they feel safe: Israel. Continue Reading...

November 18, 2014

The FAQs: The Jerusalem Synagogue Attack

What just happened in Jerusalem? Two Palestinian men armed with axes, meat cleavers, and a pistol, entered a synagogue complex in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of West Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and killed four rabbis, one from the UK and three from United States (all had dual-citizenship in Israel). Continue Reading...

April 22, 2014

Religious Repression and Economic Opportunity in the Middle East

This past weekend, Christians around the world commemorated the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is interesting to ponder how Easter was celebrated in the Middle East, the birthplace of Christianity and the region in which these very events unfolded. Continue Reading...

April 16, 2014

King David on the Heart of Christian Stewardship

We live amid unprecedented economic prosperity, and with the promise of globalization and the continued expansion of opportunity and exchange, such prosperity is bound to grow. Yet if we’re to retain and share these blessings, such gifts need to be received and responded to with a heart of service, sacrifice, and obedience to God. Continue Reading...

March 28, 2014

The Torah’s ‘Hearty Echo of the Gospel’

“Are there then no laws in the legal sense in the law of Moses?” asks Cornelis Vonk, the Dutch Reformed pastor and preacher. “Of course there are, but there is much more besides.” Continue Reading...

May 20, 2012

Free Acton Institute eBooks on Judaism, Law and the Market Economy (May 20-24)

Beginning today, the conference “Religion and Liberty — A Match Made in Heaven?” gets underway in Jerusalem. Sponsored by the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS), the Acton Institute and others, the event asks questions such as, “Is capitalism not only efficient but also moral?” Continue Reading...

May 05, 2011

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Europe, Radical Islam, and the Socialist Roots of Modern Anti-Semitism

The FAQs: The Jerusalem Synagogue Attack

Religious Repression and Economic Opportunity in the Middle East

King David on the Heart of Christian Stewardship

The Torah’s ‘Hearty Echo of the Gospel’

Free Acton Institute eBooks on Judaism, Law and the Market Economy (May 20-24)

The Belgic Confession and Political Justice

Can Maronites bridge the cultural divides in Lebanon?

How Do You Say ‘Crony Capitalism’ in Hebrew?

Progressive Christianity’s habit of ‘Embracing the Tormentors’