Thanks for Ryan Beiler's wrenching humor and truth in "The Aroma of Christ."
Letters
Thanks, Ryan, for keeping Jésus' memory alive ("The Aroma of Christ") and helping him to continue to serve a higher purpose than he might have been aware of.
YEARS AGO I might have resonated with Danny Duncan Collum's insights about John Lennon's "Imagine" but long before 9-11 I found myself somewhat at odds with its message.
JIM WALLIS' ARTICLE in the January-February 2002 issue was helpful in summarizing efforts of theologians of nonviolence to wrestle with the question of how to resist terrorism.
I WISH TO RETRACT a statement I made regarding your new magazine layout a number of months ago.
I HAD NEVER HEARD of Tim LaHaye until a friend mentioned him in a letter with an introductory note.
WHAT HAPPENED TO the "Prince of Peace" in Sojourners response to the events and aftermath of Sept.
I FOUND MARTIN Wroe’s article "Empty Pews, Full Agendas" very interesting having spent seven weeks this past summer volunteering at a community center in London’s East End.
Ryan Beiler's review of the Christian publishing community's fascination with The Simpsons was excellent.
I have just finished reading Rose Marie Berger's excellent article, A Devout Meditation in Memory of Timothy McVeigh.
Your magazine seems to be taking a direction that will alienate many Christians and de-legitimize being considered a Christian magazine.
Jim Wallis compares the Israeli settlement policy in the West Bank and Gaza to the practice of apartheid in South Africa.
Having lived in Israel for a number of years studying for my Ph.D., Jim Wallis' characterization of the conflict was full of presuppositions and biases.
Thank you for discussing "the other side" of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in the latest Sojourners magazine.
JIM WALLIS, YOU ARE a prophet, a Christian activist, and an advocate for justice. And besides, you are my hero.
IN YOUR AMAZING conversation between Bill Wylie-Kellermann and David Batstone ("God is My Palm Pilot," July-August 2001), I must side with Wylie-Kellermann.