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Drew Christiansen
Drew Christiansen, S.J., served as the editor in chief of America from 2005 to 2012. He was a Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Human Development at Georgetown University and a senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. He was co-editor with Carole Sargent of A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament (Georgetown, 2020).
Articles by Drew Christiansen
The gold-covered Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount complex is seen in this overview of Jerusalem's Old City Dec. 6. In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire regional consequences. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)
Politics & SocietyNews
Trump’s decision on Jerusalem is a Middle East deal-breaker
Drew Christiansen
With today's announcement, President Trump has dispelled any thought that he can broker an agreement in the disputatious Holy Land.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Politicians love to quote Reinhold Niebuhr. James Comey actually gets him.
Drew Christiansen
James Comey is perhaps a better Niebuhrian than Niebuhr himself.
Pope Francis meets participants in the International symposium on a nuclear-weapons-free world, at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Will a Vatican conference on nuclear arms bring a diplomatic breakthrough?
Drew Christiansen
Pope Francis’ condemnation of deterrence is a strong challenge to nuclear strategies of the superpowers, including the United States.
Arts & CultureBooks
Intellectual history that reads like an adventure story
Drew Christiansen
Drew Christiansen, S.J., reviews "Catholicism and Citizenship" by Massimo Faggioli
Politics & SocietyOpinion
Catholic-evangelical relations are richer than the conspiracies Civilta Cattolica described
Drew Christiansen
Evangelicals have helped the Catholic Church at the highest levels.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Korea's northwest. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Three questions about the future of nuclear weapons
Drew Christiansen
The U.N. has voted to ban the bomb. What comes next?
Leaflets are seen on a delegates desk before a vote by the conference to adopt a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination, Friday, July 7, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
In its first-ever U.N. vote, the Holy See says ‘No’ to nuclear weapons
Drew Christiansen
122 states—but none of the world’s nine nuclear powers—voted to ban the bomb.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household, prior to an Oct. 24 private meeting between Maduro and Pope Francis at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Miraflores Palace handout via EPA)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
What makes religious organizations so effective at diplomatic peacemaking?
Drew Christiansen
Drew Christiansen, S.J., discusses the significance of religious peacebuilding in struggling countries.
Faith
Christ and Culture: Behind the debate about 'public theology'
Drew Christiansen
The inspiration for public theology lies in the Catholic belief that the church has a role in transforming the wider society under the influence of the Gospel.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Pope Francis calls for a “politics of nonviolence” in annual World Day of Peace message.
Drew Christiansen
“Violence is not the cure for our broken world,” the pope writes.