Drawing on the work of theological Karl Barth, Paul Dafydd Jones assesses what, to him, represents the ideal balance of patience and impatience with respect to our current political climate. Read More
How a deep understanding of the role of religion would help public policymakers as they strive to enhance life for us all. Read More
How should academia aim to interface with the world around it? Read More
A global forum to promote intercultural harmony turned surprisingly contentious. Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Haynes teaches students about how the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) can be a window into religion's role in international relations. Read More
Governmental paternalism in public procurement. Read More
What are the legal foundations and limitations for government paternalism? Read More
“Patience is a virtue,” as the aphorism goes, but what does the concept of patience concretely have to do with Enhancing Life? Read More
Dr. Günter Thomas discusses his Enhancing Life Project research, and the overlaps between Christianity, academia, and political life. Read More
How honesty enables a way forward Read More
Alexander-Kenneth Nagel discusses his research on migration—from how people think about their own migration, to how public discourse filters these experiences. Read More
Alexander-Kenneth Nagel discusses his research on refugee camps in Germany, and what the rest of the world can learn from them. Read More
Building Coalitions across Difference Read More
How the Enhancing Life Project bridges the divide between reason and imagination. Read More
What can religion tell us about the embodied nature of gender? Read More
Extremists aren't blinded by hate, they're motivated by desperate hope. Read More
How do visions of a better life shape migrants' experiences? Read More
Creating new narratives for Muslim migrants in Germany Read More
We can find genuine love through openness to loss and change. Read More
A German newspaper editor, and interlocutor for The Enhancing Life Project, discusses the ongoing conversation between academia and the media, and how the Project can inform the direction of this conversation going forward. Read More
Our Public Interlocutor from South Africa takes a wide angle view of big problems Read More
The Enhancing Life Project’s interlocutor Ellen Ueberschaer discusses her work as the General Secretary for Germany’s Kirchentag Read More
How understanding communities’ particular vulnerabilities is interconnected with developing more resilient societies Read More
Michael Hogue explains how his concept of “resilient democracy” attends to the ecological dimensions of justice Read More
OBGYN Ruth Farrell's perspective on attending the 2017 Women's March on Washington Read More
How Gandhi's intentional living communities, "ashrams", worked--and what we can learn from them Read More
Exploring the relevance of theological perspectives to the process Taiwanese nation-building. Read More
A theory of echo as enhancing rather than distorting—interrogating the fundamental questions of communication Read More
In the age of the “echo chamber effect,” can echoing be redeemed? Read More