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Inception: The Art of Paying Attention in Books and Film Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p> I've been reading Paul Harding's debut novel, Tinkers, which was this year's surprise Pulitzer Prize winner. It's a modest tome -- slim of build, light in the hand. ...
Friday Links Round-Up Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: Christian jerks. An oil spill in China. A chance to take action. Here's a little round-up of links from the web you may have missed this week:</p> Christian jerks. An o ...
Changing the Script on Political Theology Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: When I picked up a copy of Daniel Schultz's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935439146?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwbeckygarri-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9 ...
Mark Twain's Radical Pacifism Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="/sites/default/files/images/100712-marktwain.jpg"></a>Mark Twain's <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/nonviolence/">antiwar leanings</a> are al ...
11 Women Writers You Should Be Reading Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: Here are some of my favorite women writers of spirituality and theology in no particular order with short comments on why I recommend them.</p> Here are some of my favorite ...
Raided Originally Posted: 02/28/2011 - 8:25pm | Type: Magazine Article: Margaret Regan In March 2008, several fast-food employees found themselves on the wrong side of U.S. immigration policies. ...
Social Justice is a Virtue Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: Christianity promises, by grace and through faith, that believers will spend eternity with God in paradise. Christianity promises, by grace and through faith, that believers will ...
Texas School Board: The "Common Good" as Liberal Conspiracy Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: <strong> </strong></p> The Texas School Board has approved controversial new social studies standards . Some on the board appear more intent on imme ...
Quitting Church: An Interview with Julia Duin Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801072271?ie=UTF8&tag=sojourners-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0801072271"><em>Quitting Church: Why ...
Growing Where We're Planted Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: To make a difference for good in this world a person has to have a sense of place. But few of us have such a sense. We are a people on the move. To make a difference for good in t ...
Further Reflections on the Biblical Ruth as an 'Illegal Immigrant' Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: In March, I wrote a <a href="http://aarondtaylor.blogspot.com/2010/03/ruth-was-illegal-immigrant-so-does-that.html">piece</a> praising the Biblical character Boaz for showing compassion ...
Telling Stories True: An Interview with Sara Zarr Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: <em>Kirkus Reviews</em> calls Sara Zarr's third young adult novel, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316036048?ie=UTF8&tag=sojourners-20&linkCode=xm2 ...
Eating Animals: 10 Reasons to Avoid Factory Farmed Flesh Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Animals-Jonathan-Safran-Foer/dp/0316069906/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273178033&sr=1-1&tag=sojo_blog-20">< ...
Dispatch from Prison: How Strong Is Hope? Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p>In my daily prayer book, the morning antiphon for today said: "The Lord chose these holy men for their unfeigned love In my daily prayer book, the morning antiph ...
We are Exiles Who Follow an Alien, Undocumented, Migrant Messiah Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://ryanrodrickbeiler.smugmug.com/Protests-and-Rallies/May-Day-Immigration-Rally-2010/12041094_aXpkQ#855070806_wCQFN"></a>There's a scene in the film <a href= ...
This I Believe Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: One of the best gifts I received when I finished grad school was a book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805086587?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1 ...
Why Can't I Just Shut Up? Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: I have a problem. My internal filter doesn't always work. I have a problem. My internal filter doesn't always work. Sometimes thoughts that aren't fully formed but ...
I Am Emergent and I Don't Fit the Stereotype Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: [<a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/emergent-and-race/">Read more of this blog conversation</a> in response to the <em>Sojourners </em>article "<a href="http://www ...
The Second-Best Book on Sabbath Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sabbath-World-Glimpses-Different-Order/dp/1400062004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1270152829&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=sojo_bl ...
5 Books to Spark Your Soul Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:33am | Type: Blog: Alas, simply reading a book won't make you a better person. Alas, simply reading a book won't make you a better person. But when it comes to spirituality, books can some ...
Committed: Family Values from Eat, Pray, Love Author Elizabeth Gilbert Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:33am | Type: Blog: <a href="http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670021652?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&amp ...
Nouwen on Lent: Strength in Dark Places Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:33am | Type: Blog: I was reading through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764812866?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=076481286 ...
So I'm a Heretic Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385504225?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sojo_blog-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=03 ...
Supermarket Moments in the Environmental Conversation Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog: Last week I was at the grocery store on a Sunday afternoon. I was sans children, and when that happens a trip to the grocery store can feel like spring break. Last week I was at t ...
Christian Heroes in Black History Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764205560?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0764205560">&l ...
So Dang Jesus-y: Sara Miles' Jesus Freak Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog: <em>In <a href="http://whyismarko.com/2010/jesus-freak">Mark Oestreicher's review</a> of <a href="http://www.saramiles.net">Sara Miles'</a> latest bo ...
African Lent Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Sun-Ryszard-Kapuscinski/dp/0679779078/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266035336&sr=1-1&tag=sojo_blog-20"></a> ...
Interview with Brian McLaren About 'A New Kind of Christianity' (Part 2) Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061853984?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061853984">&l ...
Interview with Brian McLaren About 'A New Kind of Christianity' Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061853984?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061853984">&l ...
A Reconciliation Reading List for Black History Month Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830822569?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0830822569">Mo ...
What if the Church were Christian? Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061698768?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061698768">&l ...
Tales of Two Capitalisms: Ayn Rand vs. Horatio Alger Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a></p> Most of my recent posts pointing out how greed ...
Asking the Right Questions Originally Posted: 04/27/2011 - 4:17pm | Type: Magazine Article: Jim Wallis I have written a new book—one I didn’t plan to write, but which emerged as we responded to the economic crisis that has gripped ...
What is God? An Interview with Jacob Needleman Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p>In <a href="http://www.jacobneedleman.com">Jacob Needleman</a>'s newest book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1585427403?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwbeckygarri-2 ...
Free Markets and False Dichotomies Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a></p> I've just completed reading Jim Wallis' n ...
Diary of a Book Tour Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=special.RV&item=RV_o ...
The Power of Questions Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a></p> Jim Wallis is right in his new book, ...
Interview with a 'Hopeful Skeptic' Nick Fielder Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830837272?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0830837272">&l ...
Cheerful Books for the Bleak Midwinter Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080508925X?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=080508925X" onblur="t ...
Rediscovering Values: A Book I Didn't Plan to Write Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a></p> I am an Evangelical Christian. What does that mean ...
New and Noteworthy Originally Posted: 02/28/2011 - 8:26pm | Type: Magazine Article: Molly Marsh The Sant'Egidio Book of Prayer, by Angela Riccardi; Peaceful Heroes, by Jonah Winter; Bearing the Mystery: Twenty Years o ...
An Open Letter from Sojourners to Zondervan Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: We at Sojourners, in solidarity with our Asian American sisters and brothers, affirm the <a href="../2009/11/20/tremendous-act-of-repentance-by-zondervan/">act of repentance by Zondervan</a& ...
When Everything Changed: 50 Years of Women's Progress Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316059544?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316059544">&l ...
Continuing the Deadly Viper Conversation: Illuminating Gender Blind Spots Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: In response to <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/19/unseen-privilege-and-the-overlooked-gender-dimension-of-the-deadly-viper-conversation/">Kathy Khang's recent blog post, "Unseen ...
Joint Response to Zondervan and Deadly Viper Authors from Asian American Leaders Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: To Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, and the leaders of Zondervan Publishing,</p> To Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, and the leaders of Zondervan Publishing, When we received ...
Some Final Reflections on Deadly Viper and Zondervan Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: Mike Foster, Jud Wilhite, and Zondervan acted in a decisive manner yesterday. Zondervan issued a statement that boldly declared their intention to pull the book off the shelves. ...
Tim Burton and Belief Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001GOH6Q?ie=UTF8&tag=sojo_blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0001GOH6Q">&l ...
Deadly Viper Backlash: Doing the Right Thing is Only the First Step Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: In case you hadn't heard, Zondervan made <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/20/tremendous-act-of-repentance-by-zondervan/" target="_blank">a major announcement</a> yeste ...
Thoughts on Zondervan's and Authors' Statements After Pulling of Deadly Viper Products Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: As many of you know, several Asian-American leaders and I have been in dialogue with both the authors of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Character-Assassins-Foster-Wilhite/dp/1888741074"> ...
Tremendous Act of Repentance by Zondervan Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: Zondervan Statement Regarding Concerns Voiced About <em>Deadly Viper: Character Assassins</em> from Moe Girkins, President and CEO:</p> <blockquote><p>Hello and thanks for your pa ...