In This Issue
Social, political, and economic forces can either undermine the institution of marriage–or foster a society where it thrives.
The stats say that women in the workplace – from seminaries to the boardroom – have become the norm, but being a stay-at-home dad is still considered a countercultural act (even in Portland).
When Mexican emigration and U.S. slavery intertwine.
The roles that Jesus plays in John's gospel echo those of women in first-century Palestine.
Cincinnati's faith leaders cross denominational lines to standup to a corporate bully.
Columnists
Trethewey focuses her keen verbal gifts on the most sensitive nerve in American life.
When wedding bells ring, don't forget the jello.
Table of Contents
Cover Story
Social, political, and economic forces can either undermine the institution of marriage–or foster a society where it thrives.
Features
Five principles for a lasting marriage.
Extended Format: Marital Wisdom
The stats say that women in the workplace – from seminaries to the boardroom – have become the norm, but being a stay-at-home dad is still considered a countercultural act (even in Portland).
When Mexican emigration and U.S. slavery intertwine.
Extended Format: Break the Chains of Modern Slavery
The roles that Jesus plays in John's gospel echo those of women in first-century Palestine.
Cincinnati's faith leaders cross denominational lines to standup to a corporate bully.
Extended Format: PHOTOS: A Historical Look at the Anna Louise Inn
Commentary
Local governments push for Pentagon spending cuts.
Extended Format: Waste Not, Want Not
Columns
To have the "poor one" at the center of the Catholic faith is right and just.
Culture Watch
A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher by Sue Halpern / Kinship Across Borders: A Christian Ethic of Immigration by Kristin E. Heyer / Skipping Stones / In the Footprints of Francis and the Sultan: A Model for Peacemaking
Trethewey focuses her keen verbal gifts on the most sensitive nerve in American life.
The beginning of wisdom proposed in the best documentaries is simply this: telling the truth, to ourselves and others, as best as we can.
When "Spiritual but Not Religious" Is Not Enough: Seeing God in Suprising Places, Even the Church. Jericho Books
Laughter is Sacred Space: The Not-So-Typical Journey of a Mennonite Actor. Herald Press
Then Sings My Soul: The Culture of Southern Gospel Music. University of Illinois Press
