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Promoting serious reflection on the interplay between Christianity and public life.

The Institute is dedicated to providing resources for scholarship, encouraging citizen involvement and education, structuring opportunities to disseminate scholarly work, seeking avenues to communicate and promote information about Christianity and public life to the broader public, and motivating and training future scholars and leaders.

2018 Paul B. Henry Lecture
Melissa Rogers (former Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships) will give the Paul B. Henry Lecture on February 21 at Calvin College.

Civitas Lab students work within research community
For the 2017-18 academic year, the Civitas Lab is bringing together ten Calvin students as research assistants under the mentorship of Calvin College faculty.

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Legacies of Arthur Vandenberg: A Conversation About Politics and Consensus
Hank Meijer considers the legacy of former Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg, who formed coalitions that continue in today's political policies.

Awaiting the King: The Politics of Hope in an Age of Fear
James K.A. Smith discusses the shape of Christian political witness in an age of fear and anxiety on December 7.

John Inazu at the January Series
Inazu will speak at Calvin on "Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving through Deep Differences." January 10 as part of Calvin's annual January Series

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