by Todd Hall What’s in a name? Well, it turns out that the answer to that question is “a whole lot.” Names can be venerated and names can be tarnished. They can follow someone around, and they can come to symbolize character and personality. Names matter.   I came across an interesting fact several years ago when thinking about this commandment: Adolf was a popular name in Germany prior to World War 2, with several notable rulers of Germany as well as Saints and others appearing with the...

By Ben Peterson, CCS Fellow The Center for Christian Studies is happy to congratulate Dr. Ben Peterson, CCS Fellow and guest editor of JCS II/2, "The Church and the Polis ," on the publication of his forthcoming book, Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order , set to be released in June of this year by Bloomsbury Academic. We are happy to share with our CCS community the preface to the book, included below! From the book description: Ben Peterson...

The first issue of Journal of Christian Studies volume 5 will be shipping soon! Subscribe within the next 24 hours to ensure you receive your print copy! This issue of the journal has as its theme "AI and the Church," and authors interact with questions such as " What is artificial intelligence (AI)?  What should the average layman know about AI?  What are the benefits and dangers for society?  As for the risks, what can and cannot actually happen?  What are the implications of AI for the...