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Sojourners Magazine: January 2016

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A long, long time ago, the prophet Hosea decried the predatory economy of ancient Israel. But as Walter Bruggemann explains in our cover story, the prophet's evocative poetry also identifies another consequence of acquisitive greed: environmental disaster.

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The Earth Awakens

Reading Hosea in the age of climate change. 
Walter Brueggemann
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Feature

A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence

There are different ways to understand the gospel's call to peace- and that's a good thing. 
David Cramer
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W.P. Wiggins

The Final Frontier

You either walk toward love or away from it with every breath you draw. 
Brian Doyle
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Redefining 'Fruitful'

Is procreation a divine mandate?
Ellen Painter Dollar
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Twelve Years for a Paintbrush

We can't understand race in America today without understanding prisons. 
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
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Commentary

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The Year of Mercy

During an election year, the quality of mercy is sometimes strained. 
Kerry Weber
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Getting to Root Causes

Three ways Christians can respond to the ISIS crisis. 
Chris Seiple
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One Child Left Behind

Forced abortions may decrease, but China's government coercion is unchanged. 
Rachel MacNair
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Culture Watch

The Power and the Story

The film industry is dominated by white men. Does it matter? 
Abby Olcese
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Jesus and the Lies of War

Killing from the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War, by Robert Emmet Meagher. Cascade Books. Borderline: Reflections on War, Sex, and Church, by Stan Goff. Cascade Books.
Weldon Nisly
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Creation-Crisis Preaching

Sermons for Life

Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit, by Leah D. Schade. Chalice Press. 
Julie Polter
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Man Enough / Amazon

Myths of Masculinity

Man Enough: How Jesus Redefines Manhood, by Nate Pyle. Zondervan. 
Greg Williams
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The Crooked Path of Iris DeMent

Russia is as 'Christ-haunted' as Flannery O'Conner's Georgia or DeMent's Arkansas.
Danny Duncan Collum
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Am I, the Film

New and Noteworthy

Four January culture recommendations from our editors. 
The Editors
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The Uninitiated

In allowing Steve Jobs to be selfish, 'Steve Jobs' may make us look at ourselves. 
Gareth Higgins
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Short Takes: Julia de la Cruz

Five questions for Julia de la Cruz 
Betsy Shirley
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Departments

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From the Archives: January 1983

The Face of Juan Mendez
Sarah Ban Breathnach
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Letters

Letters to the Editor from Sojourners readers    
The Editors
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Living the Word: Is There a Crack in Everything?

Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C.
Jason Byassee
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Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Poetry: Mary of Nazareth 2015

   
Kemmer Anderson
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Columns

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The Problem with Prejudice

Consider for a moment what might have happened if the forces of anti-Catholic prejudice had won. 
Eboo Patel
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The Jokers Are On Us

Savor 2015. Next year could get ugly. 
Ed Spivey Jr.
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Lessons From a Wounded Healer

Henri Nouwen's hunger and thirst for spiritual truth were never satisfied. 
Jim Wallis
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The Language of Angels

Heaney understood words as "bearers of history and mystery." 
Rose Marie Berger
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