Mark Tooley Anniversary Celebration
This year Mark Tooley will celebrate 30 years at The Institute on Religion and Democracy and 15 years at its...
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Upcoming Events
This year Mark Tooley will celebrate 30 years at The Institute on Religion and Democracy and 15 years at its...
The Institute on Religion and Democracy will be hosting its monthly New Whiggery Dinner for young professionals with Joshua Muravchik....
The IRD is starting a John Wesley Reading Group for young professionals. Once a month we will meet and discuss...
The Institute on Religion and Democracy's Wednesday Worship will take place on October 23rd at noon. This month we will...
On October 31st - November 1st, Providence will host the annual Christianity & National Security Conference. The Christianity and National Security...
The Institute on Religion and Democracy will be hosting its monthly New Whiggery Dinner for young professionals with Russell Greene....
In this post-election season, perhaps there has never been a more important time to understand Christian Realism and its application...
The Institute on Religion and Democracy's Wednesday Worship will take place on November 20th at noon. This month we will...
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