by Jim Rice
February 2015
Five years after the hemisphere's most catastrophic disaster in a century, Haiti seeks to build back better.
In This Issue
Five years after the hemisphere's most catastrophic disaster in a century, Haiti seeks to build back better.
"After all, hadn't God led me here so you and I can deal with this together?" my mother said.
A pregnant feminist reflects on the need for good male mentors in a society loaded with damaging masculine norms.
Theology is not about domination. That's the snake talking.
Poet and Vietnam vet Bruce Weigl writes of war and reconciliation.
Columnists
Congressional leaders on both sides must be convinced to put people above party.
Here's my list of the 10 best films of 2014 (many more are worthy, but 10 are all that will fit).
If Jen Bailey is emblematic of her generation in any way, we have a lot to be hopeful about.
White supremacy may have weakened, but it can still make us sick.
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Poet and Vietnam vet Bruce Weigl writes of war and reconciliation.
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Theology is not about domination. That's the snake talking.
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A pregnant feminist reflects on the need for good male mentors in a...
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"After all, hadn't God led me here so you and I can deal with this...
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Korean sex slaves—so-called "comfort women"—stand up for respect and...
Faith & Politics
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Common Security
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Congressional leaders on both sides must be convinced to put people above...
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Our mission was, is, and always will be centered in Jesus Christ.
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Advent is a time to answer the question, "Which side are you on?"
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We cannot undermine or defeat a group that we do not understand.
Faith & Spirituality
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'He is a person who has been consistent all his life.'
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A sidebar to 'Snakeology'
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Theology is not about domination. That's the snake talking.
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"After all, hadn't God led me here so you and I can deal with this...
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100 Years after his birth, the postmodern sensibilities of this Catholic...
Economic Justice
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Despite continued opposition, the ACA is accomplishing its goals.
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Now that the Rockefellers have divested, what excuse does anyone else have...
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Why People are Poor.
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Some Walmart practices show gross disregard for the well-being of workers...
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Peace & Non-Violence
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With gun violence on the rise in Indianapolis, local churches are...
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How an act of hatred brought together two unlikely allies in the struggles...
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Worth Living For
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Across the country, police departments act more like an occupying army...
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As military recruiters gain a foothold in Christian schools, grassroots...
Human Rights
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Vincent Harding and the struggle to build a more democratic America.
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The Gullah/Geechee Nation, extending from North Carolina to Florida,...
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Once an abandoned structure, the Bell Building offers "housing first"—and...
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How the U.S. became a torturing nation—and how to make it stop.
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A Deadly 'Snowstorm'
Immigration
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Mass prosecution of immigrants undercuts efforts against border violence....
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Where is the Refuge?
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Do you have faith the size of a mustard seed? That's all we need.
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While the battle for immigration reform continues, more than 1,000 people...
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We didn't eat for 22 days, but we did feast.
Culture
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Witnessing: Prophecty, Politics, and Wisdom edited by Maria Clara...
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From one grim-faced, aging, white guy to another.
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White supremacy may have weakened, but it can still make us sick.
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How Maps Change Things. Woodlake.
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How Maps Change Things. Woodlake.
Global Issues
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Central African Republic faith leaders say war is not perpetrated in God's...
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Five years after the hemisphere's most catastrophic disaster in a century...
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This Spring, thousands will gather in New York to say no to nuclear...
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Does Christianity have a future in Iraq?
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Would his first taste of Islamaphobia come at the age of 5 during show-and...
Diversity
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If Jen Bailey is emblematic of her generation in any way, we have a lot to...
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We are not racists, but we accept a system that acts in racist ways.
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Was the explosion in Ferguson a moment—or the begining of a movement?
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A look at three multiracial churches—and how they got that way.
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Where is the resolve among us to make lasting change for all children?
Consistent Life Ethic
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A growing number of conservative Christians have joined the movement to...
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Jim Balmer is an antiwar activist whose commitment to nonviolence has made...
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Abortion rates have dropped, and many people of faith are very interested...
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Theological considerations should frame the Christian response to capital...
Creation Care
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Hunkering down is deeply attractive, but we have work to do first.
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The oldest known redwood in the United States was a sapling during the...
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Fracking for oil and gas has toxic consequences for surrounding...
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Are new EPA rules and a U.N. Climate Summit enough to turn the tide on...
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We stood by as our addiction to fossil fuel ran Genesis in reverse.
