In This Issue
Rediscovering rites of passage for our time
A sample North American initiation pattern
Healing rites for youth at risk.
The biblical vision of Sabbath economics.
The worldwide movement for debt relief is rooted in Jubilee.
Columnists
Our cover feature points out the importance of rituals that young men need to prepare
them for responsible adulthood, not including the time your mother made you wear a bow tie
for Dress-Up Day a
Religious persecution. It’s becoming a hot topic, with a protest against it
gathering strong momentum around the world. It’s about time.
"What do you do?" It's taken me about nine months to come up with a short answer for that question.
Once in a while you get to see people assimilate a value from a different culture.
It’s an enriching experience for everyone concerned.
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Features
Commentary
As the United States drew close to launching bombing attacks on Iraq in
February, American church leaders across the theological spectrum spoke out in opposition.
In a remarkable display of Chris
Columns
Our cover feature points out the importance of rituals that young men need to prepare
them for responsible adulthood, not including the time your mother made you wear a bow tie
for Dress-Up Day a
Religious persecution. It’s becoming a hot topic, with a protest against it
gathering strong momentum around the world. It’s about time.
"What do you do?" It's taken me about nine months to come up with a short answer for that question.
Once in a while you get to see people assimilate a value from a different culture.
It’s an enriching experience for everyone concerned.
Culture Watch
Thirty-five years ago, on June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers was assassinated in front of his
home on the west side of Jackson, Mississippi.
Departments
Communities pitch in to help people out of poverty.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ) seeks volunteers to live in community
and work for social justice.
Genuine faith is never a private matter, something hidden away in one’s mind and
spirit.
I am a needle sewing
the night air’s chorus
of peepers. Use the yellow
thread to find your way.
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