In This Issue
Official rhetoric has helped fuel an escalation of tension between the United States and Iran. Do recent negotiations mark a change in direction, or just a temporary detour from the highway to military attack?
Chapter 11: The Former United States
The pursuit of knowledge was his true faith. And in many ways, it remains ours today.
Nane Alejandrez had plenty of opportunities to die. Instead he chose life, and brought generations of Latino youngsters with him.
'Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.' - Isaiah 2:4
Columnists
For those who run our foreign policy, diplomacy has become a 'weak' word.
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Official rhetoric has helped fuel an escalation of tension between the United States and Iran. Do recent negotiations mark a change in direction, or just a temporary detour from the highway to military attack?
'Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.' - Isaiah 2:4
Features
The pursuit of knowledge was his true faith. And in many ways, it remains ours today.
Nane Alejandrez had plenty of opportunities to die. Instead he chose life, and brought generations of Latino youngsters with him.
Commentary
The 'gospel' of Judas and The Da Vinci Code make Christianity unrecognizable.
Columns
For those who run our foreign policy, diplomacy has become a 'weak' word.
Culture Watch
Is a movement of post-punk, justice-seeking, Jesus-following musicians on the rise?
This day is filling up my room,
Is coming through my door.
Oh, I have not seen this day before.
Like a cluster of traffic cops, insurance adjusters, and whiplash lawyers at a multicar pileup, writers of all sorts are trying to make sense of the dangerous intersection of faith and politics in
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the gems of the New Testament, comprised as it is of the spare beauty of the Beatitudes and the solemn pleas of the Lord’s Prayer.
Departments
It is natural for people of faith to ally with secular organizations and approaches. We may even see the spirit of God in movements that bring life and hope.
This summer's tango between the Bush administration and Iran over the Iranian nuclear program provided an object lesson in how not to do diplomacy.
