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Sojourners Magazine: November 2009

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Video: former Secretary of State George Shultz talks about his renewed vision for a nuclear free world.

Edwidge Danticat talks with Sojourners about faith, family, and relationships.

Joan Chittister offers this exclusive excerpt from her book, The Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of the Spiritual Life.

Video: How to build a memorial prayer altar, with Rose Marie Berger.

Readers respond to Robert Hirschfield's article, Peering Through the Wall.

Graphic novels aren't just for kids anymore.

An excerpt from Joan Chittister
Take a look inside some of the graphic novels featured in Van Jensen's article, "Nothing Comic About It." 

Feature

How the Israeli media cover the occupation
Why George Shultz wants to ban nuclear weapons

Commentary

What will it take to build a sustainable peace in Afghanistan?

Columns

The Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, is over. For me, as for other Muslims, it has been challenging, and beautiful. But the purpose of the month—retreat—is not meant to last forever.
In recent days, people of faith have raised their voices in the health-care reform debate and started talking about moral values.
While purchasing a slingshot recently, I began to wonder what message this might be sending to my credit card company, a business that pays special attention to my spending habits out of what I use
During health-care reform efforts this summer, it was suggested that pastors preach on the topic. This sounds like such an easy and simple thing to do—if you are not a local church pastor!

Culture Watch

Can an author save her parents though her books?
Creating a better world first requires an act of imagination.
Graphic novels tackle the tough issues of our times.
Science and religion books explore the "seen and the unseen."
Check out these resources on worship and liturgy.

Departments

Thanks for the timely and encouraging article by Keith Graber Miller, “Sex Without Shame” (September-October 2009).
I read with interest Elizabeth Palmberg’s “How to … Find a Social Justice College” in the September-October 2009 issue.
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle B & C
I found “Sex Without Shame” very disturbing.

Web Extra

Remember your loved ones this month with this beautiful prayer altar
George Shultz talks about why he cares about ending nuclear proliferation — and how he believes we can enter into a world free of nuclear weapons.
Editor’s Note: For this web extra, we asked readers to respond to Robert Hirschfield’s article "
Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-American novelist, is a 2009 MacArthur genius grant recipient and author of Brother, I'm Dying.