The atheist view of the world israther bleaker than that of Jews and Christians: suffering under the weight of evil is meaningless, and so is any struggle against evil.

Sicilian priest and founder of the Italian Popular Party Luigi Sturzo developed a synthesis of classical liberalism, the market economy, and Catholic social thought.

Twenty years ago, AEI launched the Bradley Lecture series to explore the important ideas that have shaped Western civilization and modern American politics.

Having a religiousview in politics should not automatically associate someone with a Religious Right.

In the very first year of his papacy, Pope John Paul II planted a time bomb in the Church that is not likely to go off until about twenty years from now.

This bookbrings together Novak's essays on "moral ecology": the ethos that must be cultivated and preserved if liberal democratic societies are to survive.

Doctrines developed in the fifteenth century by Catholic theologians provided a new understanding of the market economy and are now recognized for their influence on economic theory.

Patrick Allitt's inclusive history is a solid and worthy contribution to the growing literature about conservatism, but it will still leave many observers scratching their heads.