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Human beings want more even if it comes at the expense of others. svershinsky/Shutterstock.com

April 3, 2019

What causes greed and how can we deal with it?

Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha

Some parents were recently charged with paying bribes for their children’s admission to top colleges. Religious thought can help us understand what drives such greed and also provide ethical guidance.

Employees at a gas station in Los Angeles watch President Jimmy Carter giving his energy speech over national television on July 15, 1979. AP Photo/Mao

July 13, 2018

Revisiting Jimmy Carter’s truth-telling sermon to Americans

David Swartz, Asbury University

At at time of rising hatred and nationalism, Jimmy Carter’s speech – a sermon that cautioned against excess, offers a counterexample.

Former FBI Director James Comey. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

April 25, 2018

What Comey learned from theologian Reinhold Niebuhr about ethical leadership

Christopher Beem, Penn State

Here are three lessons that former FBI Director James Comey, took from the 20th-century American Christian philosopher, Reinhold Niebuhr.

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Christopher Beem
Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
David Swartz
Associate Professor of History, Asbury University
Laura E. Alexander
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha

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