In This Issue
Evangelicals are gearing up to be makers of peace. Are they ready for the serious responsibilities that entails?
The surprising new surge in evangelical peacemaking.
Death threats haven't stopped Rev. James Byensi, a Congolese pastor, from seeking peace in his homeland.
Many young adults are leaving the church these days. Two 20-somethings reflect on what keeps them in the pews.
The U.S. and Mexican governments have tried to battle drug violence with more violence. It hasn't worked. Gandhian groups in Mexico offer another way.
Columnists
There are more gun dealers in America than McDonald's restaurants.
The stories we tell today are simply the next chapter in an overarching narrative of hope, justice, and pluralism.
Wherever I go in the world, I want to be quick to listen to differing perspectives and slow to pick sides.
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Evangelicals are gearing up to be makers of peace. Are they ready for the serious responsibilities that entails?
Features
The surprising new surge in evangelical peacemaking.
Death threats haven't stopped Rev. James Byensi, a Congolese pastor, from seeking peace in his homeland.
Many young adults are leaving the church these days. Two 20-somethings reflect on what keeps them in the pews.
The U.S. and Mexican governments have tried to battle drug violence with more violence. It hasn't worked. Gandhian groups in Mexico offer another way.
Commentary
Feb. 14 "One Billion Rising" events aim to end violence against women.
Nonviolent Peaceforce and other civilian groups are playing a key role in monitoring the new peace accord in the Philippines.
Columns
There are more gun dealers in America than McDonald's restaurants.
The stories we tell today are simply the next chapter in an overarching narrative of hope, justice, and pluralism.
Wherever I go in the world, I want to be quick to listen to differing perspectives and slow to pick sides.
Extended Format: Create Your Own Church Sign
The Beloved Community is not a utopian ideal.
Extended Format: Free MLK Graphic
Culture Watch
For Life of Pi screenwriter David Magee, stories help light the way through chaos and despair.
Landing on a Hundred by Cody ChesnuTT / After Kony: Staging Hope by First Run Feature / Kind of Kin by Rilla Askew / The Last Segregated Hour: The Memphis Kneel-ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation by Stephen R. Haynes
ReFocus: Living a Life that Reflects God's Heart. Zondervan. / Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious. Beacon Press.
The "hope and dreams" in Springsteen's song are those of the immigrant, the refugee, and the runaway slave.
