Doherty, John F.
4 Articles at Lifeissues.net

John Doherty is a member of the staff of The Witherspoon Institute.

Articles

The Religion That Remade the World

Tom Holland raises many important questions about the connection between Christianity and contemporary Western civilization. All Westerners, be they Christian or not, would do well to consider his insights.

Date posted: 2024-02-20

Moral Education and the University

University education is only indirectly related to the moral life. We should seek moral formation, but if we expect universities to form our character directly, we will be disappointed. We will also undermine the university's ability to fulfill its proper mission: to form the intellect and, as John Henry Newman envisioned, to prepare students for the world.

Date posted: 2022-09-03

Freedom and Identity

The greatest enemy of our freedom, which we all must confront, whether we live under a totalitarian regime or in a free society, is our deep-seated tendency to create and cling to a simplistic, false notion of our identity.

Date posted: 2021-05-20

The Limit of Politics

Without a revelation from God to confirm that man's end transcends this world, politics will dominate our life and make hell on earth. But in its proper place, politics can do great good. As Fr. James Schall reminds us, the "abiding problem" of the "political enterprise" is to grasp this "limit of politics."

Date posted: 2021-03-31