November 2012 Sojourners Magazine (Downloadable PDF)

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COVER

CHOICE
Election 2012: Jim Wallis on how to choose a president

Radical Politics
By Jim Wallis

Plus: Our Endorsement for President by Jim Rice

How to Choose: The Faith Agenda
Jim Wallis asks what will be done for "the least of these."

Why Voting Matters.
A foldout guide to the 2012 election.

FEATURES

Seeking the Peace of the City
Faith communities work to break the flow of guns to criminals.
By Julienne Gage

Word on the Street
Deborah Little builds church with the homeless.
By Charles Howard

Sheer Christianity
We believe in Jesus, but do we actually believe him?
By Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

The Pastor's Message
Eugene Peterson on walking with God in our 40s and beyond.
By Cathleen Falsani

SPECIAL SECTION ON BOOKS

A Year of Living as a "Biblical Woman"
Betsy Shirley interviews author Rachel Held Evans.

The Book Smugglers
Resisting the Mexican American Studies ban.

In Pursuit of Peace
Books for traveling the path of nonviolence.

Keeping it Real
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COMMENTARY

'A Clash of Fanaticisms'
We'll never reach reconciliation between Christians and Muslims until we address root causes -- and take on the haters.
By Jim Rice

From 'Iron Fist' to Hand of Peace
Gangs in El Salvador call a truce from behind prison walls.
By Aaron McCarroll Gallegos

'Farming in Hell' -- the New Normal?
Our food system is a cause as well as a victim of climate change.
By Aana Marie Vigen and Nancy C. Tuchman

COLUMNS

Deep Economy: Divest from Fossil Fuels. Now.
By Bill McKibben

Eyes and Ears: How to Be Happy
By Danny Duncan Collum

H'rumphs: People of Earth...
By Ed Spivey Jr.