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Valerie Elverton Dixon

Dr. Valerie Elverton Dixon is an independent scholar who publishes lectures and essays at JustPeaceTheory.com. She received her Ph.D. in religion and society from Temple University and taught Christian ethics at United Theological Seminary and Andover Newton Theological School.

Blog Posts by Valerie Elverton Dixon

Posted by Valerie Elverton Dixon 8 weeks 2 days ago
George Clooney and others were arrested on the steps of the Sudanese embassy last week to call attention to the violence in South Sudan. The actor-activist, along with Jon Prendergast, testified...
Posted by Valerie Elverton Dixon 10 weeks 1 day ago
Controversial radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has apologized for his awful comments against Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law student who spoke to Congress in support of a health-care mandate...
Posted by Valerie Elverton Dixon 13 weeks 2 days ago
The Bible teaches us: “A good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death, than the day of birth.” (Ecclesiastes 7:1)On this day, as the world morns the unexpected passing of legendary...
Posted by Valerie Elverton Dixon 15 weeks 2 days ago
When our parents teach us at a very young age to say the magic words — please and thank you — they give us our first lessons in morality. Manners are the first step to morality. Etiquette is the...
Posted by Valerie Elverton Dixon 18 weeks 5 days ago
At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, at least two members of the audience challenged Mitt Romney on the morality of America’s economic system and of the trickle-down theory of economics. Romney...

Articles by Valerie Elverton Dixon

What does holy scripture have to do with weapons of war? Not much.

Torture leaves wounds that are slow to heal.

Election 2012