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What Does Human Dignity Look Like?

April 01, 2015 • by Dylan Pahman

What Does Human Dignity Look Like?

It is commonplace in Christian circles, whether Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Protestant, to appeal in public discourse to the inviolable good of human dignity. Today at Ethika Politika, I seek to answer the question, “What does human dignity look like in real life?” Continue Reading...

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April 01, 2015

Radio Free Acton: Burt & Anita Folsom on Uncle Sam’s Subsidy Problem

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March 31, 2015

The Pro-Easter vs. Anti-Easter Response to Levi Pettit

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Audio: Samuel Gregg on God, Reason, and Our Civilizational Crisis

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