Welcome to the beginning of another school year! As the new director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College, I am excited about the possibilities and opportunities that lie before us as we focus on our yearly theme: Thy Kingdom Come: Christian Moral Engagement in the World. I find this theme to be especially significant and timely as we are entering a year where we will elect the next president of our country as well as public servants at all levels. There are many moral questions which arise as Christians consider what it means to be those who continually pray for God’s kingdom to come but find ourselves wrestling with the complexities of what that might look like and where to direct our energies so that we can faithfully participate in God’s world. In the coming year we will have many interesting speakers and events to help us in the task of discerning our responsibilities in society and negotiating the complexities which inevitably arise. Please join us throughout the year, and meanwhile peruse our website to see the many resources we have available.

Vincent Bacote
CACE Director