August 1994

In 1974, my family moved from Great Falls, Montana, to Visalia, California. All moves are difficult, but this one—falling between sixth and seventh grades—was particularly hard.

Carey Burkett

A Potato in Every Pot

What can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner; is grown in all 50 states; and had a war named after it? The potato of course.

Joe Nangle

Pastoring Those Excluded by the Pope

Never have I written on a more difficult subject than the pope’s recent letter on women’s ordination in the Catholic Church.

Cover Story

The Propaganda of Prosperity

by Ivy George

The human costs of maldevelopment

Consumption

by Alan Thein Durning

The neglected variable in the population and environment equation

The Worth of Every Child

by Susan Power Bratton

Human population growth and reverence for life

Shaped By the Powerless

by Modou Ngie

A new way of seeing population, consumption, and the environment

Subduing Nature, and People of Color

by Catherine Meeks

Race, class, and the theology of domination

Commentary

Too Many People?

by Jim Rice

When trying to make sense of the world population picture, there are lies, damn lies, and there are global statistics.

Ending Rwanda's Horror

by Sharon Pauling

A ghastly holocaust has taken the lives of nearly a half-million people in Rwanda, and the international community has buried its head in the sand.

Dying With Dignity

by Phyllis Taylor

Mrs. S. had lived with progressive emphysema for years. During her last admission, she was brought gasping for breath into the emergency room of a local hospital.

Jacques Ellul: A Hopeful Pessimist

by Bill Wylie-Kellermann

As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it. Leave it as a sign to mark the false trail, the way

Columns

Hearts & Minds:
Lessons from the Celebration

by Jim Wallis

The transformation of South Africa is one of the most
significant events of our time. It therefore deserves serious
reflection.

Signs & Wonders:
The Nature of Things

by Joyce Hollyday

My dog is a practitioner of nonviolent resistance. I know you
don’t believe this, so I will explain.

Close to Home:
Teen-agers Are People Too

by Marybeth Shea

In 1974, my family moved from Great Falls, Montana, to
Visalia, California. All moves are difficult, but this
one—falling between sixth and seventh grades—was
particularly hard.

Simple Feast:
A Potato in Every Pot

by Carey Burkett

What can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner; is grown in
all 50 states; and had a war named after it? The potato of
course.

New Wineskins:
Pastoring Those Excluded by the Pope

by Joe Nangle

Never have I written on a more difficult subject than the
pope’s recent letter on women’s ordination in the
Catholic Church.

H'rumphs:
To Your Health

by Ed Spivey Jr.

We recently changed over to a different health insurance company here at Sojourners.
The new company is less expensive than our previous insurer, and it covers virtually every
pre-existing