Review of Nigel Biggar, What’s Wrong with Rights

by Garrett Robinson             Rights form the foundation of contemporary thought about politics and the responsibilities of government. Governments exist to guarantee rights and become illegitimate when they are unable to provide for and protect those rights. To this end, the Declaration of Independence recognizes “certain unalienable rights” including “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of… Read More Review of Nigel Biggar, What’s Wrong with Rights

Fallen Failsafes and a Revolutionary Modern Priesthood

by Clare McGrath-Merkle, OCDS, DPhil Editorial Note: Clare McGrath-Merkle, OCDS is a graduate of Notre Dame of Maryland University (B.A.), St. John’s College, Annapolis (M.A.), Washington Theological Union (M.T.S., with a certificate in Carmelite Studies), The Catholic University of America School of Theology and Religious Studies (A.B.D., spirituality studies), and the University of Augsburg, Germany… Read More Fallen Failsafes and a Revolutionary Modern Priesthood