To the surprise of many, Europe’s arguably most important intellectual, Jürgen Habermas (1929-) has made religion a major theme of his work late in life. The origins of Human Rights is Christian theology: Realizing that religion’s prominence in the public sphere has not diminished, rather on the other hand, is more vital than ever, Habermas is critical of his …
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The Singaporean diplomat and author, Kishore Mahbubani, has said that the greatest failing in modern Western thought is the lack of a basic common moral understanding. This great cultural divide will sap and divide the West in the years ahead. Mahbubani argues that as a result of the Western ethical decline, the West has developed structural faults in its …
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Friederich Nietzsche is one of the founding fathers of the atheist revolt against the knowledge of God, famously proclaiming that “God is dead”. The result of the atheist nihilists’ work has been that the broad part of Westerners have been cut off from the spiritual source of inner peace. Nietzche probably would not have worded it that way, but …
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At the height of the British Empire, with its unparalleled wealth and international influence, the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth, wrote In darkest England and the way out (1890). General William Booth: At this time, the interiors of Africa were being penetrated by Western explorers, among them Henry Morton Stanley, who just returned from the Congo …
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This has become the age of depression and loneliness. Social bonds are withering, the atheist way of life is popular, the culture of fear is rampant – everywhere. It seems as though the more you hail free sex, the lonelier people get. How can this be? More than 50 % of the American population now live alone, writes historian …
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Herland Report TV: Hanne Nabintu Herland speaks to reverend DeVon Johnson about Christian culture and what seems to be a dramatic lack of Christian participation in public life. Why are Christians often silent in the public debate? Why do they seem to engage in their church communities but not in the public debate in society? Are they forcefully kept …
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Herland Report: In a series of Herland Report TV programs, we focus on the Christian faith. This is part of the launch of our “Spiritual Lifestyle” segment in the YouTube channel that already reaches millions. Exclusive shorts with Dr. Chuck Crismier, an American veteran attorney, author of several books, pastor and a national radio host mark the launch. Today, …
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Herland Report: The American talk show host, Dave Rubin, is a well-read, clever and intriguing person to follow. He is vocal about belonging to the Left wing in politics, but grew weary of watching how the Left increasingly turned towards harassment and demonization of its opponents. What happened to Liberalism as the belief in the right to differ in opinion, …
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