The Common Good

Table of Contents

Cover Story

The Fire Still Burns
by Sojourners
An interview with historian Gar Alperovitz.
To Auschwitz and Back
by Daniel A. Brown
A journey of remembrance.

Features

Suspicions of Conspiracy
by Tom Sine
How a spirit of fear can distort scripture and history.
Companions of Comfort
by Linda Crockett
Healing for survivors of sexual abuse and war
Where Was God?
by Jamie Howison
Responding to the rage caused by childhood sexual abuse
Renewing the Church
by Doug Cunningham
The Redemptorist Mission Team in Mindanao, Philippines.
Empowering Faith
by Doug Cunningham
An interview with Karl Gaspar.

Commentary

To the Public Square
by Julie Polter
Can the words "Christian" or "faith" appear in proximity to political issues? And if they do, what should they mean? On May 23, a delegation of U.S.
Keeping the Promise
by David A. Wade
Retro is a term used by graphic artists to describe a style of American design from the 1950s.
No Farewell to Arms
by Terry Crawford-Browne
On May 11, after months of U.S.

Columns

Hearts & Minds:
A Network for Renewal
by Jim Wallis


A NETWORK FOR RENEWAL


On May 18, after the Christian Coalition released its Contract
With the American Family, NPR's Alex Chadwick asked the executive
director of the Christian Coalition,

New Wineskins:
The Uneasy Prompting of History
by Elizabeth Holler Hunter


I began this piece on the 50th anniversary of D-day-June 6, 1994.
During the commemoration of the Allied invasion of Europe, I was
moved by the remembrances of the soldiers and astonished by th

Signs & Wonders:
Grace Like a Balm
by Joyce Hollyday


Anne Morrison Welsh remembers every detail of that day 30 years
ago.

Close to Home:
The Paradox of City Life
by Karen Lattea


When I tell people I live in Washington, D.C., a common reply
is, "I'm sorry to hear that." When a former D.C.

Simple Feast:
Vitamins the Old-Fashioned Way
by Carey Burkett


VITAMINS THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY


The basil never quite recovered from our good intentions.

H'rumphs:
In Most Things Be Humble
by Ed Spivey Jr.


"Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another."


-1 PETER 5:5


(But then, Peter never won First Place at anything, did he?

Culture Watch

The Braided River of Language
by Rose Marie Berger
Poets and their everyday art.
Reaching Beyond Remote
by Danny Duncan Collum
Writers of various sorts, you may have noticed, sometimes take a notion to cast aside their particular genre or discipline and Just Write About Life: you know, about Everything-The Big Picture,
Listen, Trust, Discern, and Live the Word
by Randy A. Newlson
The theology and life of William Stringfellow
A National Sin
by Jim Forest
Robert McNamara's personal confession.
When Poverty is the Landscape
by Joyce Hollyday
An inner-city physician's honest struggles.
No Easy Answers
by John Schramm
The search for meaning is hard work.
The Pride of Heritage
by Judy Coode
Beauty and truth in My Family
More Than Cosmetics
by Ann Pleggenkuhle, Jill Carroll Lafferty
Early-teen magazines with a new vision.
With All My Relations
by Aaron McCarroll Gallegos
The Santanas offer the familiar...and the surprising.
50 Years of Moral Fission
by Bob Hulteen

Departments

Inside Story:
Inside Story
by The Editors
A requirement for working at Sojourners is learning how to survive "multitasking." (Other requirements are learning how to thrive on coffee of dubious quality and being able to open the office
Poetry:
Quilt Block
by Pat Schneider
The stitches are not tiny - the woman who made them was old. The quilts she had made when she was young burned up in the filling station fire: the one that almost killed her g
Community:
From Peru to Oklahoma
by Joe Nangle
Showing the way of compassion.
Groundswell:
Urban Peacemaking
by Peter Wirth
Neighbors work together to take back their streets.
Seeds:
Resources for Renewal and Change
by Rachel Johnson
CELEBRATING RACIAL DIVERSITY Kathleen McGinnis, author of Educating for a Just Society and Parenting for Peace and Justice, has created a new resource fo
Connections:
Bringing People Together
by Kelly Green
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Christ House, a medical facility for homeless men in Washington, D.C., needs one-year volunteers in nursing, social service, and support positions.
Questions:
Questions for Thought and Discussion
by Sojourners
In "Suspicions of Conspiracy," Tom Sine examines some of the similarities and differences between certain strands of Christian apocalyptic thought and global conspiracy theories propagate
Living the word:
Invitations to Faith and Freedom
by Joyce Hollyday
Reflections on the revised common lectionary (July 2 - August 27, 1995)
Inside Story:
Inside Story
by The Editors
A requirement for working at Sojourners is learning how to survive "multitasking." (Other requirements are learning how to thrive on coffee of dubious quality and being able to open the office refrige

Letters

Letters to the Editor

Between the Lines

Ending Child Prostitution
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A Word From Death Row
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Cutting a Deal With the American Family?
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The Rush to Judgment
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Briefly Noted
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Incident at the Border