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I think the authors agree with you Mike. Similar to Haidt's approach, their evaluation of whether people are more "fixed" or "fluid" comes from an analysis based on how people answer the following four questions (predicated on which trait they think is more important for a child...

I recently saw a debate between Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson . After observing Peterson now for a little over 3 years I have to say that he seems to be searching desperately for God, it strikes me that he really wishes that he could believe in the truth-claims of Christianity as such. That said, t...

...It seems to me that earthly government models involving morality and justice do not take all this into account. These models are based on a more humanistic view of morality and justice. Since the Enlightenment yes, I believe that's true. Prior to that though, in what we Anabaptists pejoratively ...

Living here in Honduras I am at times deeply appreciative of the success of the Hamiltonian approach to Geopolitics, especially as it relates to the Neoliberal goal of Global Free Trade. I like being able to purchase cans of pumpkin puree, Betty Crocker brownie mix and Quaker Oats at my local grocer...

I read this in First Things a while back and this thread brought it to mind again. I know the authors have two different theses that they're putting forth but I wonder if there are any points of contact between the original thesis that DanZ references and this one: The Theology of Foreign Policy

Interesting topic Dan. Question for you: Where do you think the Neoconservatives would fit within this paradigm?

We need to get back to believing that all Americans belong here, the government represents all of us, we have different opinions but we can still live in peace without demonizing each other. It needs to be safe to discuss differences of opinion, spending time to understand things....I do have a pro...

In case you're interested I wrote an extended comment to an article written by Rod Dreher at The American Conservative which was then published as its own post detailing a more Honduran, albeit foreigner in Honduras, perspective on this issue.

It's not possible for a conservative to find common ground let alone be civil with someone who thinks their views are based in hate and do violence to their identity. Oh but that is possible, through Christ/Holy Spirit (or even habit forming practice). Christ commands us to love (be civil) to our e...

In a thread about civility, can we be civil with each other? On a Christian forum, can we go beyond being merely civil with each other? Can we build on our common identity in Christ and our common belief in following what Jesus said and did? This seems like special pleading. Who here is saying we c...