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I Didn't Learn About the Emerging Church From White Males

Mike Clawson 4-20-2010

[Read more of this blog conversation in response to the Sojourners article "http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazin

This Palestinian Life: Stories of Nonviolent Resistance

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 4-14-2010

Last weekend I was at a family reunion where I had been invited to show pictures from my sabbatical in the Middle East last spring.

Can Petraeus Push the U.S. Toward Peace in the Middle East?

4-13-2010

The taboo was finally broken and the genie is out of the bottle, despite some attempts to force it back.

Nonviolence: What About Hitler?

Rose Marie Berger 4-12-2010

In any in-depth conversation about the effectiveness of nonviolence as a strategy, this question always comes up: Would these nonviolent strategies have worked against the Nazis?

The Inevitable Results of War: Sins as Well as Crimes

Arthur Waskow 4-08-2010

The end of Passover is said to mark the anniversary of the moment when Pharaoh's imperial horse-chariot army met disaster in the Red Sea.

Jesus and the Klan

Cesar Baldelomar 4-06-2010

I recently viewed an episode of Gangland on The History Channel. This particular show, which documents the rise of the younger members of the Imperial Klan of America (or KKK), really roused my anger. I thought, "How could people be so ignorant and foolish?" Can't they just accept that the United States has always been an ethnically, religiously, and ideologically diverse country?

The Second-Best Book on Sabbath

LaVonne Neff 4-05-2010

If you read only one book about the Sabbath, it should be Abraham Joshua Heschel's 1951 classic<

Christians, Jews, and Good Friday

George Mitrovich 4-02-2010

As a Christian, I have a high level of sensitivity toward Jews, of a never-ending sense to be protective of their religion

(Some) Palestinians Allowed to Travel to Jerusalem for Easter

Rose Marie Berger 3-31-2010

The Israeli Embassy has confirmed this afternoon with Sojourners that travel re

Passover for Non-Jews and 'the Bread of Affliction'

Roi Ben-Yehuda 3-29-2010

In preparing a Passover seder in which many of my guests are first-timers and non-Jews, I am challenged by a number of factors: There is the barrier of language -- some of the texts that we read ar

Finding Watchtowers and Blind Spots in Bethlehem

Troy Jackson 3-26-2010

From the window of my hotel room in Bethlehem, I could see the "security" wall that separates the West Bank from the rest of Israel.

War is Ugly, God is Good: What I Learned from the Truth Commission on Conscience in War

Shane Claiborne 3-23-2010

I can't imagine a better way to lament the 7^th anniversary of the war in Iraq than by spending it with Iraq veterans who are horrified by the war and courageously speaking out against it

Committed: Family Values from Eat, Pray, Love Author Elizabeth Gilbert

LaVonne Neff 3-05-2010

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Constantly Seeking Transfiguration

Jen Owens 3-03-2010

As an adolescent, I had a lot in common with my youngest brother in terms of my approach to my faith.

Palestinian Christians, Israeli Allies, and Nonviolent Resistance

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 2-23-2010

National Catholic Reporter has an important article about the Kairos Palestine Document endorsed last month by the leaders of 13 Chr

The Bleeding Woman

Julie Clawson 2-10-2010

I love my church. And I love that it isn't afraid to explore the difficult issues -- and figure out how to do so in loving ways.

Beyond a Predictable Script: Dialogue with Comments on My Israel/Palestine Posts

Brian McLaren 2-08-2010

It's one thing to go to the "Holy Land" and see where Jesus worked and walked in the past.

Faith Beyond Belief: Dogma Without Deeds is Dead

Cesar Baldelomar 2-05-2010

In a recent interview with Commonweal magazine, renowned Catholic theologian David Tracy argued that theological discourse, with its accompanying jargon and disputes about certain doctrina

Israeli Peacemakers' Challenge to Americans

Brian McLaren 2-01-2010

We have spoken with many Palestinians in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem so far in our pilgrimage, both Christian and Muslim. Their voices are seldom heard in our corporate media, so it has made sense to meet, listen to, and understand them.

Israel and Palestine: People Aren't the Enemy

Brian McLaren 1-29-2010

Friday night we were the guests of a synagogue in West Jerusalem. It was beautiful to see the room full of Jewish families honoring God in song, reading, silence, and prayer.