Peace is more important to ‘powder keg’ Europe than the Euro
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October 2011 It happened in the Swiss town of Caux, beautifully situated above Montreux, with a wonderful view over Lake Geneva. July 1946 delegates from many European countries gathered in the Mountain House, a former refuge centre for war victims, to look together for opportunities for reconciliation and peace in Europe. full storyBiblical Foundations of Evangelical Politics
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June 2011 The following text is based on an audio recording of Ronald J. Sider’s address at a conference of the Evangelical Peoples’ Party of Switzerland. Sider briefly summarises a book he has written on how to think biblically on politics. He first outlines his methodology and then illustrates his political philosophy. full storyThe state as juggler. Reinhold Niebuhr on politics, power and morality
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June 2011 The name of the American Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) regularly shows up in discussions on the task of politics. In the last American presidential elections for example, both Obama and Bush referred to him. Who is this man and what explains the continued interest for his work? full storyChristian Democracy: the Champion of Subsidiarity
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March 2011 Subsidiarity is crucial to Christian Democracy, but under constant pressure. If the EU is to live up to the vision of its founders, Christian Democracy has to reassert the principle of subsidiarity. full story
