Upon taking the name Leo XIV earlier this year, the first American pope referred back to his 19th-century predecessor, Leo XIII, who forged a distinctive Catholic response to the challenge of industrialization. A similar religious response might be needed, the new Pope Leo suggested, to the new challenges posed by the “revolution” in Artificial Intelligence, […]
Join the Institute for Human Ecology and Faith and Law for a conversation between New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and IHE scholar Dr. Joseph Capizzi, the first lay Dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America. Our panelists will discuss the “democratization of theology” facilitated by new media and […]
Has secularization reached its limits? Is science pointing us back toward faith in God? Is there a religious “vibe shift” in Generation Z? IHE Media Fellow Ross Douthat is joined by Spencer Klavan to discuss their new books on the reasonability of religion, the shifting spiritual landscape of American society, and the promise (and perils) […]
Join the IHE for a discussion of humanity in the digital age, featuring Jonathan Askonas, Luke Burgis, and Ari Schulman and moderated by IHE Media Fellow Ross Douthat. This event is free and open to the public. A reception with refreshments will follow.
Join the IHE for a conversation about the spread of assisted suicide in the Western world, from the Netherlands to Canada, as well as its causes, its consequences, and how an age of euthanasia might be resisted. A recording of the event is here. Panelists are: Ross Douthat–Columnist, The New York Times; Media Fellow, Institute […]
IHE Media Fellow and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat moderates a panel discussion between Samuel Goldman (George Washington University), Dan McCarthy (Modern Age), and Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review) about the upcoming election and the future of conservatism in America.
Join the IHE for a panel discussion on “Catholicism and Nationalism: Are They Compatible?” A recording is available here. Panelists: Ross Douthat is a columnist at The New York Times and IHE Media Fellow. Michael Brendan Dougherty is a Senior Writer at National Review Online. R. R. Reno is Editor at First Things. Jennifer Frey is an Associate Professor […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine along with retaliatory Western sanctions has caused a reassessment of America’s foreign policy. Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the end of the Pax Americana, or is the unified Western response a sign of resilient American strength? Are we facing a new Cold War or a multipolar conflict between civilizations? Do the […]
In a nation sharply divided along ideological lines, the depth and complexity of Catholic social teaching still offers a constant challenge to our partisan categories. Is the fuller application of Catholic ideas to our political debates a potential cure for polarization, as Matthew Walther argued in a provocative essay for The New York Times this summer? Walther, the editor of The […]
