Columns

Rose Marie Berger 1-01-2002
Are we cannon fodder in a cosmic war of good and evil?
David Batstone 1-01-2002

It’s a scary thing to find yourself in bed with Orrin Hatch.

Ed Spivey Jr. 1-01-2002

Those of you in the hinterlands—when you’re not taking care of your hinter—are probably wondering what life is like now in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital...

Jim Wallis 1-01-2002

I just returned from Ground Zero in New York City.

Rose Marie Berger 11-01-2001

This is to all who serve on the human front, wearing any mask that will get you home. A word: While we are all dying to get out, there is one who died to get in.

Ed Spivey Jr. 11-01-2001

This has been a year of major milestones for our family, not the least of which was the realization that I might finally be allowed to use our bathroom.

Jim Wallis 11-01-2001

This edition of Sojourners went to press just as the U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan began, which makes this special issue even more critical. 

Rose Marie Berger 9-01-2001
We killed McVeigh to make it clear that he was not like us.
Ed Spivey Jr. 9-01-2001
It's not a matter of who's wrong or right, unless Santa somehow gets involved.
David Batstone 9-01-2001

Millionaire space tourist Dennis Tito's joy ride was sheer hubris; talk about placing yourself at the center of the universe!

Jim Wallis 9-01-2001

My wife, Joy, my son, Luke, and I had dinner recently with our friend Michael Lerner and his wife, Debora, in their Berkeley, California home.

'Columbine' used to refer to a mountain wildflower. Now it conjures up a national tragedy of teens killing teens.
Jim Wallis 7-01-2001

Religious leaders demand (and get) help for working families.

David Batstone 7-01-2001

Parental aggression at youth sports events has become commonplace.

Ed Spivey Jr. 7-01-2001

Why shouldn't kids be allowed to have their fun, for gosh sakes?

Just when I become practiced in the art of waving my fist and demanding my rights, I get a divine yank.
Jim Wallis 5-01-2001

Will witches, cults, and strange religions soon get taxpayers' dollars?

David Batstone 5-01-2001

'If Buddhism helps them, so be it, but maybe they just need to be better Christians or better Jews.'

Ed Spivey Jr. 5-01-2001

It's no surprise that humans are smarter than roundworms. Well, most humans, anyway.

David Batstone 3-01-2001

Within the next 20 years, we'll see the evolving convergence of humans and machines.