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Sojourners Magazine: July-August 1998

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Cover Story

Big Money's assault on democracy is even worse than you think.

Feature

The church in China is finding new openness—but only when the state says so.
Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock
The biblical vision of Sabbath economics
Rita Dove balances creative solitude with a public vocation.

Commentary

'Star Wars' just won't go away.
The U.S. cannot expect to retain its weapons while lecturing other nations not to acquire them.
The death penalty is nothing more than revenge.
Unholy alliance pushes more than religious freedom.

Columns

Through Olga, I heard Jesus' message in an entirely new way.
The Sojourners experience stays with you for the rest of your life, whether you stay or leave.
Jury duty: objection overruled
Home schooling has cleared a path for our family to experience more wonder and more love.
At Kirkridge, we met students who have started their own campus groups to address some of the root causes of violence and insecurity.
Thanks to all the Sojourners readers who over the past 20 years have sent messages lauding or lamenting what I've written.

Culture Watch

5 books' take on prophecy and an apocaplyptic future
New visions of the body of Christ
Bernardin's journey of faith
Billy Graham's walk with the Lord
A silver jubilee for the Greenbelt festival
Michael Moore's irreverent tour of American industry
Lorrena McKennitt's musical and spiritual guidance

Departments

This issue has the final "Signs & Wonders" column from contributing editor Joyce Hollyday.
What is a Call to Renewal Roundtable?
Letter to the Editors
Letter to the Editors
Letter to the Editors
When generations stand together, a movement is strengthened.
"Redskins" trademark protection in question
Bringing people together
Murder of Monseñor Juan José Gerardi Conedera, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Guatemala
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C
Resources for Study and Action