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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.

Symposium on Religion and Politics scheduled for April 2022
The eleventh biennial Symposium on Religion and Public Life will be held at Calvin University from April 7-9, 2022 at the Prince Conference Center.

Remembering John Lewis
From his Henry Lecture in April of 2000 to one Calvin student's unforgettable internship in 2020, Calvin remembers Congressman John Lewis, a giant in the civil rights movement.

The Institute welcomes Richard Mouw
Widely respected theologian and philosopher Richard Mouw has joined the Institute as a senior research fellow, returning to Calvin where he began his academic career. Mouw will also give the next Paul B. Henry Lecture in April 2022.

Faithful Christian Politics: the 2021 Rule of Law Lecture
The Henry Institute's 2021 Rule of Law Lecture featured Justin Giboney, co-founder and President of the AND Campaign speaking on Faithful Christian Politics.

Civitas Lab students work within research community
For the 2020-21 academic year, the Civitas Lab brought together six Calvin students as research assistants under the mentorship of Calvin College faculty as they worked on five different projects.

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Keeping it Nuanced: How to Have Grace-filled Political Conversations
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Wed, January 12, 2022