Generous Christians and other people of good will can end the scandal of poverty. But will we?
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William Julius Wilson 9-01-1999
Ordinary people could bring about a more just society. But to do so, we have to work together. An interview with sociologist William Julius Wilson.
Ted Parks 7-01-1999
After James Byrd Jr. was brutally murdered by racists in jasper, Texas, the town did not explode. That wasn't an accident, as black and white churches refused to let hate have the final world.
Dan Buchanan, Amy Carr 7-01-1999
How can I justify spending time on the things I love - music, gardening, poetry - when the world is so filled with injustice and need?
Arthur Waskow 7-01-1999
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From almost the beginning to the very end of the Book of Genesis, one theme whirls through many variations: war and peace between brothers (and one pair of sisters).
Aaron McCarroll Gallegos 5-01-1999
With hoots and hollers, the pentecostal 'Toronto Blessing' invites us to celebrate a love affair of faith. But what's missing from this party?
Wesley Granberg-Michaelson 5-01-1999
Homosexuality should not become a litmus test of who's in or out of God's favor
Tony Campolo, Peggy Campolo 5-01-1999
Peggy and Tony Campolo dialogue about the church and homosexuality.
A. Katherine Grieb 5-01-1999
The book that later church writers named The Acts of the Apostles might just as well have been described as Luke's second book about the things Jesus did and taught through the Holy Spirit.
Reta Halteman Finger 3-01-1999
I have always felt some tension about using the church's common lectionary.
Rose Marie Berger 3-01-1999
Organizers Carol Richardson and Heather Dean, mother and daughter, talk about how the movement to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas became a family affair.
Naomi Wolf, Frederica Mathewes-Green 1-01-1999
Getting to Disagreement. Dialogue that has an impact.
Stan Saunders 1-01-1999
From beginning to end, Matthew's gospel intends to awaken minds, hearts, and bodies left for dead by the powers of domination and violence.