Danny Duncan Collum, author of the novel White Boy, teaches writing at Kentucky State University in Frankfort.
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Another Bicentennial
Yippee! It's another bicentennial, if your constitution can stand it.
Neither East Nor West
We are often reminded by students of scripture that the biblical definition of peace, designated by the Hebrew word shalom, means a great deal more than the simple absence of military conflict or physical violence.
A Lethal Dose of Patriotism
So far the story of the Iran-contra investigation has at least as much to do with what hasn't happened as what has.
Putting on Airs
This past spring I went to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, again. Like millions of other Americans, I've got a thing about Elvis.
Twenty Minutes into the Future
1984 is three years past, and the Brave New World is just 20 minutes into the future. That's where the computer-run and video-tranced world of ABC-TV's "Max Headroom" is located.
Morning in America
It's morning in America. Our long national daydream is over. The worm, so to speak, has turned. The Reagan era is history.
The Gorbachev Opening
According to the book of Ecclesiastes, there is no new thing under the sun. But at first glance, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev would seem to be proving the ancient sage wrong.
Nostalgia
Poised at the brink of a new century, Americans are forging bravely into the past. Nostalgia is the order of the day. All the TV classics of the '50s and '60s are back in style.
Turning Away From Star Wars Idolatry
Almost 2,000 years ago, Jesus rode toward Jerusalem in what has come to be known as the triumphal entry.
"Amerika"
At about the time this magazine reaches most subscribers, ABC's 12-hour miniseries "Amerika" will be fouling the airwaves.
A State of Secrecy
In Washington these days, the great unanswered question about the Iran-contra scandal is the nostalgic Watergate favorite, "What did the president know, and when did he know it?"
Our Only Escape
The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the focus of this issue of Sojourners, is the most pervasive historic fact of our time.
Terms of Engagement
The last months of 1986 saw a steady stream of seemingly positive headlines related to South Africa. The U.S. Congress passed a sanctions bill and overrode the president's veto.
Once in a Lifetime
On October 11, 1986, in Reykjavik, Iceland, history came to a turning point.
The Kingdom and the Power
Now that Robertson's candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination is a near-certainty, politicians and church people alike are presented with a number of considerably more vexing questions.
For Generations to Come: The Cost of America's Farm Crisis
An Interview with David Ostendorf