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Capitalism: What’s in a Name?

by Doug Monroe | Aug 27, 2026 | America, Business, Capitalism, Christianity, Communism, Creatures/Humans/Humanity, Economics, Faith, Freedom, God, Governance, Grace, History, Human Being, Imago Dei, Jesus, Judeo-Christian/Greek Worldview, Liberalism, Marxism/Karl Marx, Modernity, Morality, Muslim World, Philosophy, Postmodernism, Progressivism/Left, Religion(s), Secularism, Socialism, Time & Space, Truth, Welfare State, Worldview

A Worldview In America’s 250th anniversary year, Hollywood shows signs it might be making good movies again. Most believe Young Washington and The Odyssey are fun, meaningful, and even...

All Things Bright and Beautiful

by Raegan Alpaugh | May 1, 2026 | Beauty, Culture, History, Modernity, Truth

In his fascinating book Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism, Sebastian Smee describes how the brutality of the Franco-Prussian War and the ensuing civil war in Paris led to the art form beloved by so many people around the world. The painters of...

Hierarchy, Sacraments, and Christianity’s Unlikely Triumph

by Raegan Alpaugh | Dec 11, 2025 | Christianity, Church, Economics, Governance, History, Orbits, Religion(s)

By all rights, Christianity shouldn't have succeeded. It began as a tiny sect in a backwater province of the Roman Empire. It demanded costly sacrifices from followers: strict sexual ethics, rejection of civic festivals, and refusal to worship the emperor. The threat...

New Contributor: Molly Worthen

by Raegan Alpaugh | Nov 17, 2025 | Christianity, Church, Culture, Education, Evil, Faith, God, History, Religion(s), Truth

Praxis Circle is pleased to introduce our newest...

Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and We the People: The Progressive End of History

by Doug Monroe | Jul 18, 2025 | America, Capitalism, Christianity, Communism, Compass, Constitution/Bill of Rights, Economics, Faith, Family, Freedom, God, History, Judeo-Christian/Greek Worldview, Marxism/Karl Marx, Morality, Muslim World, Politics, Socialism, Welfare State, Worldview

"Andrew Jackson was a military hero and genius and a beloved President. But he was also a flawed and imperfect man, a product of his time. It is the duty of each generation to carry on the fight for...

Book of the Month: Spellbound

by Doug Monroe | May 30, 2025 | 360°, America, Bible, Church, Civil Rights Era/Movement, Colonialism, Faith, Freedom, God, Grace, History, Human Being, Jesus, Judeo-Christian/Greek Worldview, Liberalism, Modernity, Philosophy, Politics, Race Relations, Religion(s), Secularism, Social Justice, Theology, Worldview

Praxis Circle's May 2025 Book of the Month is Molly Worthen's Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump (2025, 374 pages). Spellbound is a masterpiece of American history written for scholars and regular history lovers alike....

New Contributor: Joseph Bottum!

by Praxis Circle | Sep 6, 2024 | America, Christianity, God, History, Philosophy, Politics, Secularism, Truth

In this extensive interview, we welcome Joseph “Jody” Bottum as a new Praxis Circle Contributor. Renowned author and social commentator, Bottum engages in a wide-ranging conversation covering topics like the loss of religious language, the influence of Protestantism...

Our Personal God: Life is Love – Grace Series Part III of III

by Praxis Circle | Aug 22, 2024 | Bible, Christianity, Circling, Evil, Faith, Family, Freedom, God, Grace, History, Human Being, Jesus, Judeo-Christian/Greek Worldview, Morality, Purpose/Meaning, Spiritual, Theology, Worldview

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with...

New Contributor: Eric Metaxas!

by Praxis Circle | Jul 8, 2024 | 360°, America, Capitalism, Christianity, Colonialism, Freedom, Globalization, History, Liberalism, Morality, Politics, Race Relations, Social Justice, Truth, Worldview

We are excited to welcome Eric Metaxas as a new Praxis Circle...

Book of the Month: Colonialism – A Moral Reckoning

by Doug Monroe | Jun 22, 2024 | 360°, Capitalism, Christianity, Church, Civil Rights Era/Movement, Colonialism, Economics, Globalization, Governance, History, Human Rights, Identity Politics, Judeo-Christian/Greek Worldview, Liberalism, Marxism/Karl Marx, Modernity, Morality, Politics, Postmodernism, Social Justice, Truth, Worldview

"So, notwithstanding its anti-slavery efforts, was the British Empire centrally, essentially racist? As with slavery, so with racism, before considering its bearing on the empire, we need first to reflect on what we mean by it. All the more so, because the...

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Capitalism: What’s in a Name?

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Hierarchy, Sacraments, and Christianity’s Unlikely Triumph

New Contributor: Molly Worthen

Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and We the People: The Progressive End of History

New Contributor: Joseph Bottum!

Our Personal God: Life is Love – Grace Series Part III of III

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