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Sojourners Magazine: July 1993

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Cover Story

Has Evangelism Become Politically Incorrect?

Living out the full teaching of Christ.
Ronald J. Sider
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Feature

The Art of Survival

Feminism in the past, present, and future of Nicaragua.
Rosemary Radford Ruether
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Awaiting Justice

Closing Subic has left many in Olongapo with an uncertain future.
Tom Montgomery-Fate
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Called out of Darkness

Jesus confronts blindness and the fear of death.
Wes Howard-Brook
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Commentary

Cesar Chavez: A Seed of Hope

The eagle on the red and black banner of the United Farm Workers union can be likened to the Aztec deity, Quetzacoatl, the plumed, phoenix-like serpent-god that dies descending into the Earth, only
Rose Marie Berger
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An Islamic Threat?

Against the media storm of combatting the "Islamic threat"
Charles A. Kimball
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Murder in the Name of Life

It is time to listen to one another in the debate over abortion rights
Marie Dennis
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Paying the Bills With Voluntary Service

The National Service Trust Act of 1993
Bob Hulteen
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Beyond Skin-Deep Diversity

Facing the challenge of building a faith-based movement for justice that celebrates all people.
Elizabeth Holler Hunter
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Columns

Low Fat Leviticus

What we want and when we want it
Ed Spivey Jr.
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A Different Kind of Political Leadership

Rep. Tony Hall fasts for hunger reform
Jim Wallis
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Civil Rights, 1990's Style

Civil rights in Brevard, North Carolina
Joyce Hollyday
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Guest Refreshers

Quick vanilla milkshake
Carey Burkett
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Culture Watch

Come to the Water

Knee-deep in the matters of life
Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
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Dashikis and Overalls

Arrested Development stitches the sounds of city and country
Julie Polter
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The Revelation will not be Televised

Daytime news 
Danny Duncan Collum
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Renewing a Vision Lost

Celebrating the Celtic Tradition
Arthur P. Boers
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The Deaf Community

What hearing people have to learn from the deaf community 
Bob Hulteen
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The University of the Imprisoned

Poets as witnesses to the unseen
Naomi Thiers
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Departments

Poem on what it means to be an African American:

I have a special walk/a special kind of mind
Carlton Shell
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A Blues Song

I had the blues when I took off my shoes/Then I put them back on.
Carlton Shell
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Plowshares: The Struggle for Disarmament Continues

Citizens Against Racism in Eerie, Newport News trespassers, and more updates from on-the-ground activists
Brigitte Kerpsack
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On the African Colors

I am thankful for my heart...
Cheleta Tuckson
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Stories that Soak the Soul

Lectionary notes for July's readings
Julie Polter
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Songs For My People

The moon is bright/so are the hearts of my people.
Angela Carter
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Praise

Praise thee and clap thy hand/For a wonderful God has created this land.
Alicia Jackson
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Gay Christians March for Rights

The massive civil rights March on Washington, D.C., in April was a chance for many gay and lesbian Christians not only to take a public stand for human rights...
Jim Rice
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The Binding Power of Prayer

Prayer binds a community together. Sharing in common what Latinos call "our solid moments before God" provides the glue needed to keep community going.
Joe Nangle
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