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A God... who withdraws
EN - MSA

A God... who withdraws

Religion, including Christianity, is an authentic experience of human flourishing and liberation if it does not become the monopolist of life, if it leaves room for other dimensions of existence. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 04/03/2026 Criticism of monopolies is one... 
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Spiritual capital
EN - CN

Spiritual capital

Uncertain times - How necessary is it today to develop a new spiritual grammar, in dialogue with modernity, without fear? by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on May 15, 2025 - From the magazine Città Nuova no. 05/2025  What determines the wealth of a community or a country? Many things, b... 
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A present is not a gift
EN - MSA

A present is not a gift

A gift is something given freely, it is a relational good, that is, an act that is not owed, where the main good is not the object given but the relationship between the giver and the receiver. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on February 2, 2026  The Christmas holidays ... 
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The worm of capitalism
EN - MSA

The worm of capitalism

Today we are going through a new phase of alliance between the capitalist spirit and the warlike and illiberal spirit, which is leaving the democracies of the 20th century behind in favor of populist, nationalist, and protectionist leader-cracies. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'A... 
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Freedom in the gratuitousness of those three wise men who came from the East
EN - Bruni various

Freedom in the gratuitousness of those three wise men who came from the East

When the good spirit of giving infects the gift by Luigino Bruni published in L'Osservatore Romano on January 5, 2026 Carlo Levi, in his Christ Stopped at Eboli (1945), recounting Christmas Eve spent in his confinement in Basilicata, wrote: “I too had to receive bottles of oil, wine, and eggs tha... 
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The duty to immerse ourselves in our time
EN - Avvenire Editorials

The duty to immerse ourselves in our time

Editorials - Christianity is the humanism of waiting, waiting for the unknown, for the One who promised he would return. We cannot afford to live in the memory of “better times.” by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 12/31/2025 "His was a different, particular conception of time, the kind t... 
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What history tells us about Jesus' childhood
EN - Avvenire Editorials

What history tells us about Jesus' childhood

Scholar Joan Taylor takes a historical approach to investigating what we know about Christ's early years and the context in which he lived. by Luigino Bruni published in Agorà di Avvenire on December 24, 2025  To delve into the content of Joan Taylor's La vera storia di Gesù Bambino, Sonda, 2025 ... 
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Mendicant friars, the first teachers of economics
EN - Avvenire Editorials

Mendicant friars, the first teachers of economics

Agorà - Between the 13th and 15th centuries, economics became a topic of theological debate and reached a wide audience: Luca Ughetti's essay Predicare l'economia (Preaching Economics), Carocci, 2025. by Luigino Bruni published in Agorà by Avvenire on November 8, 2025 Merchants have always known ...