Culture • Christianity & Culture The Two Economies Dr. Steven Garber | 3 min read “How long does it take to make the woods? As long as it takes to make the world.” The wise words of Wendell Berry from his collection of poems, “A... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work To “do justice” in all our vocations Hannah Rodway | 3 min read At a recent weekend retreat in Roanoke, Virginia, nine fellows programs from the Virginia/North Carolina/Tennessee area convened to consider the theme of social justice. Our guest speaker was Dr. Amy... Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The culture is upstream from politics, sometimes painfully so. Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read “What was it that Louis XV used to say? ‘Après moi, le déluge’?” So ends David Gergen’s CNN column today on the failure of the “super committee” of the Congress... Continue Reading
Vocation • On Daily Work Why work? Because work matters Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read A year-and-a-half ago, I got a call from someone who said, “I heard that I should talk to you about work.” Over the conversation I found that his interest was... Continue Reading
Culture What is legal is right–and why we don’t really think so Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read Rarely have we seen anything like the response to the sordid sadness at Penn State. For a thousand different reasons it is tragic. But of all that might be said,... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A Story of Grace: Liturgy, Labor, and Congregational Life Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Sometimes we smile at how things work out. Early on in our life of The Washington Institute, the Lilly Endowment drew us in to help with a far-reaching grant that... Continue Reading
