Archive for January, 2025
By: Diane Tuttle on January 14, 2025
Prior to reading: What I believe about Liberal Democracy. When I think of liberal democracy I think back to elementary school where history captivated me. Being in Washington, DC in September 2024 stirred a sense that what the founders of the United States were trying to accomplish was different, important, and life changing for an…
By: Joff Williams on January 14, 2025
After riding bicycles through the Piney Woods of East Texas, my friend Justin commented on a popular maxim. “You know how they say ‘time is money?'” he asks, sweaty helmet in hand. “I think we have it the wrong way around. Time isn’t money. Money is time.” What he described that day has remained with…
By: Ryan Thorson on January 14, 2025
**What I currently believe about liberal democracy** Its interesting the the first prompt is to write about what I “believe” about liberal democracy, as opposed to what I know. On first glance of the question I had begun to think about what I know about liberal democracy. I reflected on civics and government classes in…
By: Jeff Styer on January 13, 2025
Previous Knowledge When I looked at the term for our previous knowledge assessment and saw liberal democracy, I remembered that I read about it in Jesus and the Powers[1]. I knew that the authors spoke in favor of it, but honestly that is where it ends. The term liberal as used in society today, depending…
By: Adam Cheney on January 13, 2025
Before reading Deneen- Immediately, I recall that NT Wright and Bird wrote that a liberal democracy is the “least worst” option for governance.[1] Each system has its’ flaws, but a liberal democracy might have fewer. One flaw of a liberal democracy highlighted recently is the idea of allowing multi-culturalism at all costs. This has historically…
By: Glyn Barrett on January 13, 2025
Before delving into Why Liberalism Failed[1] by Patrick Deneen, I held a range of deep convictions about liberalism and its societal impact. These convictions were shaped by multiple influences: some rooted in deeply held biblical principles, others shaped by the Pentecostal Church heritage in which I was raised. Additionally, two decades of reading on leadership…
