• Religion

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.

Government Strangles Charity
April 23, 2013

Reforms intended to boost public confidence in Australia’s $43 billion charitable sector risk turning the...

What Kind of Religion Is Free in the Public Square? A Warning from the United States
Ryan MessmoreMarch 6, 2013OP129

Recent events in the United States suggest a weakening of robust religious freedom, with religious...

The uncivil society
Andrew BakerMarch 1, 2013

Over the last century, Australia’s welfare state has steadily taken over many aspects of human...

Pope Benedict’s legacy
Peter KurtiFebruary 22, 2013

‘What do they call a former pope?’ I was asked when the news broke that...

Moral Wisdom and the Recovery of Virtue
Peter KurtiFebruary 6, 2013OP128

Philosophers of information technology have been pondering for some time now whether social media technology...

Making the moral case for capitalism
Peter KurtiNovember 23, 2012

Those committed to the great redistributionist project of the welfare state regard the concepts of...

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