Duke Crux

by Zane Harrison For our final project in The Good Life, we were asked to write an 8-page paper after choosing from several different prompts. I chose to produce a creative written project in the form of a short story in order to explore the interactions between several of the traditions that the course focused…

by Kaleb Amare Introduction             The Christian perspective on war can generally be grouped into two categories: just war and pacifism. Proponents for just war argue that war is allowed in Christianity if the reasons for entering the war (jus ad bellum) and conduct during the war (jus in bello) are just. In contrast, pacifists…

by Carly VanDewark

by Brooks Robinson

Beginning this week, the Duke Crux blog will showcase articles written by Duke students on important intellectual topics such as ancient heresy, just war, and economics. Stay tuned!