January-February 1996

Woe to the legislators of infamous laws, to those who issue tyrannical decrees, who refuse justice to the unfortunate who cheat the poor among my people of their rights

Joyce Hollyday

All of Us Are Sinners

On May 12, 1982, Thony Green woke about dawn to put on the coffee at the Open Door Community in Atlanta.

Joe Nangle

The Choice of God's People

Sojourners has invaded cyberspace. Or perhaps it's the other way around.

Julienne Gage

Two-Way Streets of Resentment

Tiesha became nervous as Ann and I took her trick or treating through Columbia Heights. "I hope they don't shoot you two!" she said.

Carey Burkett

Using Your Noodle

Talk about basic ingredients. Look at a package of pasta sometime: flour. You can't get much simpler than that.

Cover Story

Can We Talk?

by Andrea Ayvazian, Beverly Daniel Tatum

It's time for a new conversation on race in America.

The Spirit Lives!

by Vincent Harding

Pilgrims on the Mall.

Transcendent Power

by Prathia Hall-Wynn

A black woman's perspective on the Million Man March.

Challenge from Within

by Eugene F. Rivers III

A call to address the black church leadership crisis.

Features

The Image of God's Goodness

by Rosemary Radford Ruether

How language reflects our understanding of God.

La Cultura Cura

by Aaron McCarroll Gallegos

Latinos' culture of healing draws on Christian and indigenous traditions.

Commentary

Crossing the Racial Divide

by Jim Wallis

After the 1992 riots following the first Rodney King verdict, I joined a delegation of international church leaders to Los Angeles. We were there to conduct hearings and listen to community gro

Of Amos and Newt

by Ronald J. Sider

Budget cuts should make us weep--and rage.

Medical Alert

by Julie Polter

The future of health care is on the chopping block.

Assassinating Peace?

by James J. Zogby

The prospects for progress after Rabin.

Dealing With Difference

by Kari Jo Verhulst

When cultural diversity clashes with human rights.

Into Bosnia

by Jim Rice

Mixed motives and good fruit.

Columns

Hearts & Minds:
God Hears the Cry of the Poor

by Jim Wallis

Woe to the legislators of infamous laws,

to those who issue tyrannical decrees,

who refuse justice to the unfortunate

who cheat the poor among my people of their rights

Signs & Wonders:
All of Us Are Sinners

by Joyce Hollyday

On May 12, 1982, Thony Green woke about dawn to put on the coffee
at the Open Door Community in Atlanta.

Life in Community:
The Choice of God's People

by Joe Nangle

Sojourners has invaded cyberspace. Or perhaps it's the other way
around.

Close to Home:
Two-Way Streets of Resentment

by Julienne Gage

Tiesha became nervous as Ann and I took her trick or treating
through Columbia Heights. "I hope they don't shoot you two!"
she said.

Simple Feast:
Using Your Noodle

by Carey Burkett

Talk about basic ingredients. Look at a package of pasta sometime:
flour. You can't get much simpler than that.

H'rumphs:
Celebrating Our 25th Year

by Ed Spivey Jr.

Oops. Actually our 25th anniversary issue is coming up later this fall. I just forgot. I've been forgetting a lot lately since I'm getting older and...what was I saying?

Culture Watch

The Mystery of the Resurrected Rabbi

by David A. Wade

Jesus provides the way of faith.

ER's Missing Ingredient

by Danny Duncan Collum

I confess to being a year behind the curve on this whole ER thing. I know it's supposed to be the bright hope of network drama-dom.

Giving Face and Voice

by Patrick G. Coy

The perspective of a faithful photojournalist.

An Antidote for Burnout

by Chris Byrd

Following the paths of justice, love, and reverence.

To Relinquish One's Possessions

by Patricia Horn, Mark Preece

The call to a simpler life.

Soul Feast

by Mary Preus

Sweet Honey's sacred offering.

Silence Within Us

by Rose Marie Berger

The architecture of life in two foreign films.

This Must Be A Trap

by David S. Cunningham

Confession and forgiveness as a pure formality.

Lights in the Fog

by Bob Hulteen

Theodore Ward's Hope for a Better Racial Future

Departments

Groundswell:
Readers Before Profits

by Bill Wylie-Kellermann

Calling corporations and unions to their true vocations in the Detroit newspaper strike.

Call to Renewal:
Woe to the Legislators

by Duane Shank

Call to Renewal Conference

Seeds:
Resources for Study and Action

by Julienne Gage

WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE CALENDAR U.S. society is bombarded with books and publications honoring war heroes.

Connections:
Bringing People Together

by Brett Grainger

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby announces openings for associates and interns in lobbying, organizing, and educating around issues suc

Living the word:
Ordinary Encounters

by Jim Douglass, Shelley Douglass

These reflections actually began with Christmas, the incomprehensible feast celebrating the unbelievable fact: God with us, God loving us (see "Living the Word," November-December 1995).

Poetry:
Black Water: The Million Man Sea

by Otis Bakari Moss III

I could swim in this sea. this sea of Black helix hair and fleecy locks. waves of caramel, honey, Blue Black, Red brown chocolate faces. I could swim...bapt

Inside Story:
Inside Story

by The Editors

THE AUTHORS OF OUR cover article, "Can We Talk?," Andrea Ayvazian and Beverly Daniel Tatum, have worked together as anti-racism trainers and consultants since 1988, when an anti-racism agency matched