In This Issue
Some in the Religious Right call Middle East Peace efforts "Satanic heresy." A look at the political and theological roots of Christian Zionism - and why it puts the world at risk.
An end-times glossary.
Many U.S. evangelicals seek an 'even-handed' Middle East policy.
What the Bible says about
Churches, human rights groups, border crossers, and civilian militias are mixing it up on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Columnists
As [Jesus] came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "If you, even you,
had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!" —Luke 19:41
Is daydreaming a dose of self-medication in a data-processed world?
It's morning in Iraq, or, depending on your time zone, afternoon. Then again, it
could be late at night, and you're wondering where the day went.
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Some in the Religious Right call Middle East Peace efforts "Satanic heresy." A look at the political and theological roots of Christian Zionism - and why it puts the world at risk.
Features
Churches, human rights groups, border crossers, and civilian militias are mixing it up on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Motor City may never lack for drama, but until the Mosaic Youth Theatre came along
there were few opportunities for young people to express themselves on stage.
An interview with music-maker, activist, and passionate believer Michelle Shocked.
How kitchen-table lessons in welcome and respect helped sustain the black freedom movement.
Commentary
'What we need is not another feel-good plan, but a serious effort to seek peace.'
Columns
As [Jesus] came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "If you, even you,
had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!" —Luke 19:41
Is daydreaming a dose of self-medication in a data-processed world?
It's morning in Iraq, or, depending on your time zone, afternoon. Then again, it
could be late at night, and you're wondering where the day went.
Culture Watch
There's been a resurgence of entertaining protest - or, at least, protesting entertainers.
The New World, by George Evans. In times like these I savor
poetry that is prophecy, that moves nimbly between denunciation and annunciation.
Gathered from various concert performances over the past decade, Don't
Talk About Love—a 16-track album that spans a decade of Martyn Joseph's
work—plays like
At the Sojourners National Roundtable on Faith, Art, and Social
Activism—held in Washington, D.C., in March—Quique Avilés spoke about the role
of the artist in bring
You start to get an idea of how Wally Lamb, the editor of Couldn't Keep It to Myself, feels about the authors in his anthology of incarcerated female writers simply fro
Is the Catholic Church heading toward irreversible decline or is it on
the verge of transformation?
Justice-focused economists understand that the dominant world financial
system is based on con- stant replenishment, and those who are unable for whatever reason
to contribute
I avoid movies with car chases and wish more television heroes were not
both handsome and single. In my reading, however, I tend to be more open-minded.
Departments
Indigo true
purest blue,
a man on a cliff
waits with open hands
and closed eyes
to receive
a breath.
"That's when I want you—you knower of my emptiness, you unspeaking
partner to my sorrow. That's when I need you, God, like food," wrote Rainer
Maria Rilke in his Book of Hours.
The Bush administration has launched an attack on laws and regulations protecting the
environment that has most environmental watchdogs on the defensive.
In early March Sojourners hosted a daylong roundtable on faith, art, and activism.
