Peace

An Activism that Loves its Enemies

Jarrod McKenna 12-29-2009

Sad news from Sydney as a headline for the ABC read, "Abusive letter suspect 'a peace activist'".

Christmas in the Trenches

Jim Wallis 12-23-2009

We first published this reflection by Jim Wallis in 2002. It has since become our Christmas tradition, kind of our own Charlie Brown Christmas special, if you will. With the ongoing conflicts raging during each passing year, it remains tragically relevant, particularly this year as we think about Afghanistan.

A Bottom-Up Perspective on Obama's Nobel Speech

Aaron Taylor 12-22-2009

I didn't get a chance to watch Barack Obama's Nobel speech live, but I've read the transcript and found very little in the speech that couldn't have been given by any number of past presidents-incl

Interfaith Interaction at Parliament of the World's Religions

12-22-2009

I recently returned from 8 days in Melbourne Australia where I attended the 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions.

Stepping Back from Bethlehem

Phil Haslanger 12-21-2009

For much of the world, the heart of Bethlehem is found down a narrow stairway in a small cave area under a huge church where a 14-pointed silver star marks the spot that, for at least 17 centuries, Christians have honored as the place where Jesus was born.

Advent and Advocacy: A Year of Activism in Review

Multiple Authors 12-21-2009

Advent is with us again, calling us to reflect and review, and the Sojourners policy team wants to thank you for walking with us in 2009.

Obama's Brand of American Exceptionalism

Brian McLaren 12-18-2009

As I suggested in my previous post, I was troubled by some elements of the president'

Obama's Nobel Speech, Violence, and Nonviolence: Who's Na

Brian McLaren 12-17-2009

The president's campaign speech in Philadelphia on race and his speech earlier this year to the Muslim world from Egypt were, in my mind, two of the most important presidential speeches of my lifet

'Stand up for Christmas'?!

Eugene Cho 12-17-2009

Here's a post from one of my favorite blogs titled, 'Stand Up for Christmas?'.

Obama's Nobel Speech: What If?

Jarrod McKenna 12-17-2009

What if? What if Obama's speech had not simply referenced Gandhi and King but followed them in following the way of Jesus?

Obama in Oslo: Nonviolence is the Strongest Weapon

Johann Christoph Arnold 12-16-2009

I was saddened by our president's acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. He missed a chance to witness to courage and leadership. True, Mr.

Obama's Nobel Speech: Reflection and Response

Jim Wallis 12-14-2009

President Obama laid out a moral defense of the use of force in his acceptance speech in Oslo

U.S. Military Aid and the Paramilitaries Behind the Philippine Election Massacre

Katrina Abarcar 12-11-2009

For many of us in the U.S., the sometimes vicious attack ads of last year's presidential election are more than just a recent memory.

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech and Just Peace Theory

Valerie Elverton Dixon 12-10-2009

If all we notice in President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture is a justification of war, we will miss the 21^st<

I've Done It. I've Reclaimed Christmas.

Lynne Hybels 12-08-2009

I refuse to write a blog about how overwhelmed I am by the holiday season. I'm not going to wax eloquent about how the season I loved most as a child has become the source of excruciating stress.

Advent Echoes: Checkpoints and Childbirth on a West Bank Winter Night

Phil Haslanger 12-07-2009

Although Hani Abu Haikal is a Muslim, he probably can identify with the sense of panic Joseph and Mary must have felt as they searched for a place to stay as the time of Jesus' birth drew near.

Afghanistan: Praying Our Part

Valerie Elverton Dixon 12-04-2009

The decision has been made. The orders have been signed. The first wave of the 30,000 additional warriors heading to Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive before Christmas.

Obama's Afghanistan Policy and Christian Political Humility

Aaron Taylor 12-04-2009

On the eve of the election last November, I wrote a thinly-veiled endorsement of Barack Obama and blas

Advent, Mary, and Sudan

Melanie Weldon-Soiset 12-02-2009

The season of Advent always invites me to contemplate many facets of Christianity: the contrast between what God extols versus the world's values, the power of patience, and the strength of hope. While important in all times and places, each of these themes can especially speak this year to the current situation in Sudan.

We Needed a New Approach in Afghanistan -- and This Isn't It

Jim Wallis 12-02-2009

The decision by President Obama to send additional troops to Afghanistan saddens me. I believe it is a mistake, it is the wrong direction for U.S.