What Good Is Christianity in a Diverse Society?
Michael Wear and Amy Black explore promising new territory in their recent report, “Christianity, Pluralism, and Public Life in the United States: Insights from Christian Leaders.”
Could Stronger Parties Be Part of the Solution?
We’ve gotten so used to seeing political parties as a source of our problems, we’ve lost sight of how they could improve democracy and civil society.
The Civic Space vs. The Battle Space
Since George Floyd was killed by the police in Minneapolis, we have witnessed – and many of us have participated in – a contest between divergent views of civil society and its relationship to government.
Is COVID-19 Tearing Us Apart?
The pandemic has put our sense of solidarity with fellow Americans to the test. What do we see when we put aside the distorting lenses of our polarized politics and look straight on at how we are responding in civil society?
Welcome To “The Art of Association”
How does civil society impact the health of democracy in the United States? In turn, how do politics and policy making in the public sector affect what happens in the voluntary sector? These are big questions. Recent developments have persuaded me that I need to consider them anew.