Mission
THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE IS AN INTERRELIGIOUS, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO ARTICULATE A GOVERNING CONSENSUS THAT SUPPORTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O)- A RELIGIOUSLY PLURALISTIC SOCIETY THAT DEFENDS HUMAN DIGNITY FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH.- A DEMOCRATIC, CONSTITUTIONALLY ORDERED FORM OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY A RELIGIOUSLY AND MORALLY SERIOUS CULTURE.- A VISION OF FREEDOM THAT ENCOURAGES A CULTURE OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL RESPONSIBILITY.-LOYALTY TO THE WESTERN TRADITION THAT PROVIDES A BASIS FOR RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.THE INSTITUTE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, FIRST THINGS MAGAZINE, IS THE LEADING INTELLECTUAL JOURNAL OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING TEN ISSUES OF FIRST THINGS EACH YEAR, THE INSTITUTE HOSTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE RELIGIOUSLY INFORMED ANALYSIS OF CULTURE, SOCIETY, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS.