Andy Crouch stated that “certain spheres of culture can profoundly shape the horizons of possibility and impossibility far beyond their own borders” (45). As the first principles journal, of Cardus, Comment stands out to be a cultural sphere going beyond the borders of its inception think tank Cardus. Acting as a newsletter when it was first published, January of 1983, Comment base its existence off public theology. Yet the magazine went on a break, in early 2000s, only to re-invent its content, August 2005, in the form of a book and online. Comment “goes beyond why and looks at how we actually get down to the difficult work of being faithfully present in culture” (Comment). By working through Cardus, “a non-profit public policy think tank …show more content…
Comment views Wolterstorff as a remarkable philosopher and writer, noting him as an acting contributor for their Magazine. The religious views from this piece, in a border context, explains why Comment aim to create a movement. According to Wolterstorff, “Christians throughout the ages have been guilty of egregious intolerance and persecution because of religion. But it was also one of them who, early in the third century, first made the bold and unprecedented claim that we all have a natural human right to freedom of religion. And today it is they who are the most persecuted because of their religion” (57). In all actuality, to be ashamed of your religion or faith is a relation to being persecuted on religious accounts. Humans have the right to choose to be a part of an institution and engage with others who seek fulfillment. Through Wolterstorff’s perspective, Christians never received their human right, of religion, and just like Christians were persecuted centuries ago, today we ae still being persecuted. For this century, however, it seems Comment is trying to break down the walls of misconception. People tend to look at labels, and yes, they do separate, but they do more than separate.