Peace, Justice, and Jews: Reclaiming Our Tradition is part of a growing body of literature written by progressive Jews, Christians, and Muslims seeking to articulate alternative visions to
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Molly Marsh 12-01-2007
One of the opening scenes in Angels in the Dust shows waking children, some two to a bed, others with cats curled up beside them, greeting what looks like a chilly day in South Africa.
Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 12-01-2007
Barrios Unidos isn’t what most people would think of when they hear the phrase “faith-based organization.” Even though it’s not aligned with any church or traditional religi
Ginny Moore Kruse 11-01-2007
Gripping books for young people provide handles for engaging the world - even the world of violence and war.
Danny Duncan Collum 11-01-2007
When Michael Moore’s documentary about the U.S. health care system, Sicko, opened in theaters last June, I wasn’t feeling too well myself.
Molly Marsh 9-01-2007
Race Matters
True to Our Native Land, edited by Brian Blount, describes itself as the first African-American commentary on the New Testament.
Ted Parks 9-01-2007
A black-and-white movie about the bleakness of life in Watts, California—shot for $10,000 about 30 years ago and never intended for theaters—doesn't exactly fit the Hollywood formula.
Bob Francis 9-01-2007
Religious groups are continuously negotiating between what they perceive as fixed elements of their religious character and a myriad of dynamic pressures—including periods of rapid social cha
Margaret Bullit-Jonas 9-01-2007
Call them what you will—"green nuns," "eco-nuns," or "green sisters"—but across the country Roman Catholic vowed women are actively engaged in tending and healing the earth.
Randall Balmer 8-01-2007
In spring 1998, James Dobson, founder and head of Focus on the Family, was mad, and he traveled to Washington, D.C., to vent his fury.
Judy Coode 8-01-2007
The activist connected the war machine with the abandonment of U.S. urban centers.