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In Memory of Richard Holbrooke

Valerie Elverton Dixon 12-20-2010

Some people in the world are large. They occupy a large space, cast a large shadow, reach for large and lofty goals.

The Soul of Davos: Oxymoron?

Margaret Benefiel 2-04-2010

In past years, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, focused primarily on business and politics as usual. Any talk of the World Economic Forum's soul would have fizzled quickly.

Creating Change in the Midst of Crisis: Re-thinking Our Values

Jim Wallis 1-28-2010

Is Obama's Peace Prize Premature?

Valerie Elverton Dixon 10-09-2009

Just peace theory proceeds from the premise that peace is a day by day effort. It is a process that requires vision, skill, and courage.

U2's Music and Mission--and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis 10-01-2009

Oh no, my eleven-year-old went to his first rock concert this week! Oh good, it was Bono and U2. That would express the feelings of many parents about their child's introductory rock and roll concert experience.

Let Us Pray for the World's Bad Actors

Valerie Elverton Dixon 5-19-2009

Let us pray for Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe and for the Burmese generals. Let us send them our love. This is the counterintuitive radicality of the Christian witness.