The Center for Christianity and Public Life

We contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good.

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

This year has been disorienting and troubling in many ways. Scientific and technological acceleration proceeds without the moral and spiritual development to keep pace, and our public square regularly displays hatred and antagonisms that erode trust and community. In light of all of this and more, the Christian practices of silence and solitude have much to offer to Christian communities, and to the broader public.

Today, joined by a number of national partners and organizations, we are issuing A National Call to the Christian Practices of Silence & Solitude.

Read the Call: https://t.co/ot5cE1xfFp

Watch CCPL's President @MichaelRWear discuss the Call at our annual summit: https://t.co/zwEsJTvn66

We invite you to join us in the regular practice of silence and solitude through Advent and into the coming year.

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

We were glad to partner with our friends at @trinityforum and sponsor their event with @BenSasse this evening. It was a powerful conversation about faith, character, service and hope.

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

As AI reshapes our world, how should we think about human dignity and our responsibility to each other?

Join us for a conversation on Magnifica Humanitas, the Vatican's new encyclical on AI and the human person.

Humanity in All Its Grandeur: A Discussion of Magnifica Humanitas
-Thursday, June 11
-3:00 p.m. EDT

Join the conversation with software engineer @peterstjean, moral theologian Elisabeth Kincaid, and philosopher @BRickabaugh, moderated by CCPL’s @iamnotabiv.

Register here: https://t.co/VOc3GP7ZMg

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

What does it mean to belong to one another in a society that feels increasingly disconnected?

On June 23, join the Center for Christianity and Public Life and Capita for a summer book salon in Washington DC with @IanMarcusCorbin on his new book, “To Arrive Where We Started: Belonging in the Modern World.”

Together, we’ll explore friendship, loneliness, community, and the deeper human longing for connection that shapes our shared public life.

Register here: https://t.co/QT3qR3lA1P

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

“What happens when losing in public life becomes intolerable?”

In a new essay for The Heart of the Public, CCPL Director of Research Alex Arnold (@iamnotabiv) suggests that learning to “lose well” may be one of the most necessary virtues for sustaining a pluralistic democracy.

“The most worrying strains of ‘Christian nationalism’ represent the politics of those who cannot bear to lose, who must win no matter the cost to others—or to their own souls.”

Read “Learning to be Good Losers” here: https://t.co/LSqFz5Po90

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

Exciting news! @DannyAvula will join us as a speaker at CCPL’s 2026 Summit!

Dr. Avula is the 81st mayor of the City of Richmond. Before becoming mayor, he served as director of the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts, led Virginia’s statewide COVID-19 response efforts, and was appointed Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services. He also continues his work as a pediatric hospitalist at Chippenham Hospital.

Register today to save your spot at the 2026 Summit: https://t.co/tdyo3MwCsw

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

We’re honored to welcome Patrick Schiltz, Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota, as a speaker at CCPL’s 2026 Summit.

A respected jurist, legal scholar, and former chair of the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence, Judge Schiltz is a stalwart champion for the rule of law, an essential principle from our nation's founding that is necessary for renewal today.

Register today to save your spot for the 2026 Summit: https://t.co/tdyo3MwCsw

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

“When I love my country, I desire it to be just and good and admirable. When she is not, I show my love for her with criticism, so she might change her ways.��

In the latest edition of The Heart of the Public, Justin Hawkins reflects on patriotism, and the important but difficult work of loving a country even through critique.

Read the full essay: https://t.co/JyGO9Rbh65

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

We’re pleased to welcome @drmoore as a speaker at CCPL’s 2026 Summit.

A theologian, ethicist, and leading voice in public Christianity, Moore serves as Editor-at-Large at @CTmagazine and hosts The Russell Moore Show podcast. He is the author of numerous books, including Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, and currently serves as the Bill and Crissy Haslam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Faith and Reason at @Lipscomb.

Register today to save your spot at the 2026 Summit: https://t.co/tdyo3MwCsw

[Alex Arnold @iamnotabiv]

In my latest essay for @CCPublicLife's "The Heart of the Public", I do my very best (and no doubt still lame) impression of @ryanburge and look at the landscape of prayer in America, using data from the 2024 Cooperative Election Study.

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

We’re excited to announce that Jennifer Herdt will join us as a speaker at CCPL’s 2026 Summit.

A professor of Christian ethics at Yale University Divinity School, Herdt’s work explores moral formation, virtue, responsibility, and the shape of human flourishing in public life. She is the author of multiple books, including The Great Wheel of Being: Ethics Beyond the Human.

Register today to save your spot at the 2026 Summit: https://t.co/tdyo3MwCsw

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

“By the standards of the wealthy, industrialized, democratic world, the US is notably, strangely prayerful.”

In this new essay, CCPL Director of Research Alex Arnold (@iamnotabiv) examines findings from the 2024 Cooperative Election Study, exploring how Americans pray across lines of race, education, and public life.

Read the full essay here: https://t.co/3NC9Xjkzow

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

Why do so many people feel disconnected from one another, their communities, and even themselves?

Join the Center for Christianity and Public Life and Capita on June 23 for a Summer Book Salon with @IanMarcusCorbin centered on his new book, “To Arrive Where We Started: Belonging in the Modern World.”

Together, we’ll explore friendship, community, and what it means to recover a deeper sense of belonging in modern public life.

Register here: https://t.co/QT3qR3lA1P

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

Join us for “Beyond Christian Nationalism” - A Webinar on the Place of Christian Values in Public Life.

This webinar on Thursday, May 14, at 3:00 PM ET features Heath Carter of Princeton Theological Seminary, Melissa Rogers, former executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and Jesse Smith, professor of sociology at The Ohio State University. The conversation will be moderated by Alex Arnold, CCPL's Director of Research. Together, we'll consider what it looks like to move beyond Christian nationalism toward a more faithful presence in public life.

Register here: https://t.co/bIGvORN6b0

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

At our 2025 Summit, @RepPaulTonko addressed the risks of online sports gambling and the responsibility to respond.

Watch the full conversation with @MichaelRWear: https://t.co/RYVXCPZQ5U

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Christians have an opportunity to consider what we are contributing to our shared public life.

Join us in Washington, D.C. this fall for CCPL’s 2026 Summit, where we'll take up that work together, alongside leaders from across civic, cultural, and religious life.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/tdyo3MwCsw

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

“Parents must think about AI as a question of formation, not just technology.”

What does it look like to use AI well in our shared public life?

This week, Alex Arnold (@iamnotabiv) talks with Ryan Findley of Evergreen Education about how parents and educators can approach AI with wisdom and intention.

Read their conversation at https://t.co/qqHlWP7gAz

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

Register now for “Beyond Christian Nationalism” - A Webinar on the Place of Christian Values in Public Life.

Join us for a webinar on Thursday, May 14, at 3:00 PM ET featuring Heath Carter of Princeton Theological Seminary, Melissa Rogers, former executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and Jesse Smith, professor of sociology at The Ohio State University. The conversation will be moderated by Alex Arnold, CCPL's Director of Research. Together, we'll consider what it looks like to move beyond Christian nationalism toward a more faithful presence in public life.

Register here: https://t.co/bIGvORN6b0

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

Is the development of advanced artificial intelligence primarily a story of promise or peril?

At our summit last year, Brandon Rickabaugh (@BRickabaugh) raised a deeper question: what does it mean to honor the dignity and value of every person in an age of AI? He was joined by Molly Kinder, Senior Fellow at @brookingsinst, and Jimmy Lin (@cjimmylin), in a conversation moderated by Alex Arnold (@iamnotabiv), CCPL’s Director of Research. You can watch the full conversation here: https://t.co/VPR7aDuynu

If you want to be part of conversations like this, join us for this year’s Summit in Washington, D.C., October 5–6. Learn more: https://t.co/tdyo3MwCsw

[The Center for Christianity and Public Life @CCPublicLife]

At our 2025 Summit, @RepPaulTonko spoke about the growth of online sports gambling and the need for greater public attention on the harms of the industry.

Watch the full conversation with @MichaelRWear: https://t.co/RYVXCPZQ5U