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Exploring the implications of a liberal understanding of freedom for religion in civil society, and analysing religion as a form of social capital in the public sphere. Recent research focuses on anti-Semitism and religious hatred, along with broader questions as to the meaning and value of religion in Australia.

Economics, Faith and Moral Responsibility
Robert SiricoAugust 1, 1993OP46

In this CIS Occasional Paper, Robert Sirico defends the institutions of the free and open...

Why I Am Not a Conservative
F.A. HayekNovember 2, 1992OP41

Liberals who uphold the idea of a free society in which both economic and civil...

Population Growth: Curse or Blessing?
Peter T. BauerMay 7, 1990OP28

Population growth is widely regarded as self-evidently a cause of poverty and backwardness in Third...

Chaining Australia: Church Bureaucracies and Political Economy
Geoffrey BrennanAugust 1, 1984R6

If we lived in a perfect world, church bodies would not have gotten together to...

The Christian and the State
Geoffrey BrennanApril 1, 1983OP7

What should be the nature of social and political action which flows from Christian commitment?...

Chaining Australia: Church Bureaucracies and Political Economy
Geoffrey BrennanAugust 1, 1984R6

If we lived in a perfect world, church bodies would not have gotten together to...

The Christian and the State
Geoffrey BrennanApril 1, 1983OP7

What should be the nature of social and political action which flows from Christian commitment?...

Will defunding school chaplains mean smaller government?
Simon CowanJune 20, 2014

It's hard to come up with a good reason why the federal government should fund...

Taking religious freedom seriously
Peter KurtiJune 13, 2014

Last month, a court in Sudan sentenced a young mother to death because it found...

For God’s Sake
Helen AndrewsJune 9, 2014Policy

For God’s Sake By Jane Caro, Antony Loewenstein, Simon Smart, and Rachel Woodlock Reviewed by...

Abolishing generator of red tape will allow not-for-profit sector to concentrate on real work
Helen AndrewsMarch 20, 2014The Sydney Morning Herald

Since the days of Governor Macquarie, Australian governments have shown their respect for the charitable...

Don’t expel God from our children’s classrooms
Peter KurtiFebruary 28, 2014The Daily Telegraph

Enraged secularist elites are digging in their heels in a bid to get God out...

Time to scrap the charity commission
Helen AndrewsFebruary 15, 2014Open Forum
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