The Reformed Political Tradition and the Current Crisis of Democratic Politics: The course is designed to examine critically the relevance of certain key ideas in the Reformed Protestant political tradition (from Calvin to Wolterstorff) to the current crisis of democratic politics, with primary emphasis on developments in the industrialized nations.

Summary This four-part lecture series diverges from a purely critical account by offering a theological story. It explores how Reformed thought informed the ways that English and European settlers understood the colonization of North America, independence from Great Britain, and the meaning of personal freedoms in the American Constitution. RSVP HERE for IN PERSON or…