The Common Good

Sheldon C. Good

Sheldon C. Good, a former Sojourners media assistant, is assistant director of Eastern Mennonite University's Washington (D.C.) Community Scholars' Center. He is a graduate of Goshen (Ind.) College and a member of Salford Mennonite Church.

Blog Posts by Sheldon C. Good

The Demonization of 'Terrorism'
Posted by Sheldon C. Good, Cyrus McGoldrick 3 weeks 4 days ago
The recent explosions at the Boston Marathon and subsequent media coverage exposed yet again a dangerous trend in U.S. culture: rushing to judgment in labeling and prosecuting crimes, and throwing...
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NYT Magazine Article Misleads on D.C.'s 'Economic Boom'
Posted by Sheldon C. Good 16 weeks 5 days ago
Annie Lowrey's recent New York Times magazine article "Washington's Economic Boom, Financed by You" provides a stimulating look into Washington, D.C.'s "economic boom" of the last few years. As D.C....
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Two Years After a Devastating Earthquake: Hope for a New Haiti
Posted by Sheldon C. Good 1 year 18 weeks ago
How does one dig out from under such tragedy? How does one have hope for a better life, for a new Haiti? In a meditation titled "The Gates of Hope," Minister Victoria Safford writes: "Our mission is...
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Should We Seek Our Dreams or God's Will?
Posted by Sheldon C. Good 1 year 49 weeks ago
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The Most Controversial Prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast? A Prayer for Peace
Posted by Sheldon C. Good 2 years 14 weeks ago
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Articles by Sheldon C. Good

A Call to Conversion
December 1, 2012

Ex-offenders confront the for-profit prison industry.