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Faith and Politics

Includes role of government, elections, civics, activism, healthcare, etc.

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When Faith is Attacked
by Eboo Patel | January 2012
It was not the stones thrown by his tormentors that made him suffer most, he said; it was the silence of his friends. +Read More

In Pursuit of the Common Good
by David P. Gushee | January 2012
What does individualism have to do with Christianity? Not much. +Read More

Grassroots on the Farm
by Richard Oswald | January 2012
Populism sprouts again among many family farmers. +Read More

A Turning Point on Immigration
by Lisa Sharon Harper | January 2012
A conference at Cedarville University shows new political boundary-crossing in the Christian college world. +Read More

Defining 'Evangelicals' in an Election Year
by Jim Wallis | February 2012
Evangelicals run the political gamut from conservative and moderate to progressive and decidedly liberal. To suggest that most evangelicals reside on the far right is simply not true. +Read More

Divine Regulation
by Lisa Sharon Harper | December 2011
What is valued in God's economy? +Read More

The Good of Manufacturing
by Danny Duncan Collum | December 2011
How blind commitment to 'free trade' throws working people under the bus. +Read More

American Spring?
by Robert Hirschfield | December 2011
Finding connections between the past, present, and future at Occupy Wall Street. +Read More

Seven Ways Home
by Jill Shook | December 2011
Despite foreclosures and rising poverty, there are models -- lots of them -- to help put decent housing within reach. +Read More

United We Stand
by Joel Hunter | December 2011
The solution must be a partnership among all of us. +Read More
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