WE ALL SHOULD be grateful for the August 1994 issue ("Too Many People?") ad-dressing the problems of overpopulation, overconsumption, and overuse of the planet.
Departments
John A. Jostad 11-01-1994
ALAN THEIN DURNING’S article, "Consumption" (August 1994) touches on one of the great challenges facing our society, and each of us individually.
Hanna Klaus 11-01-1994
THE AUGUST 1994 commentary by Jim Rice, "Too Many People?" accuses the Roman Catholic Church of opposing all forms of family planning. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Roma De Robertis 11-01-1994
I’M VERY EXCITED about the two superb cover articles in your July 1994 issue by Rosemary Radford Ruether ("Why I Stay in the Church") and Richard Rohr, O.F.M. ("Holy Fools")!
Joe Nangle 9-01-1994
The value of a faith-based community in children’s lives cannot be overestimated.
Rose Marie Berger 9-01-1994
"I am mooring my rowboat
at the dock of the island called God."
—Anne Sexton
The Awful Rowing Toward God
Verna J. Dozier 9-01-1994
In September the ordered world of Proverbs and James is read against the cross of Mark’s world.
Leona M. Thorpe 9-01-1994
REFERRING TO JULIE Polter’s Commentary, "Ending Welfare as We Know It," in your July 1994 issue, I’m disappointed that no one seems to be focusing on one very basic flaw in the current
Paul de N. Burrowes Sr. 9-01-1994
ROSEMARY Radford Ruether’s eloquent article about the ingrained fallibilities of the organized church ("Why I Stay in the Church," July 1994) warns us that when we think we can encompass Go
Tim Kantzer 9-01-1994
AFTER READING THE excellent article "Faithful to the Word," by William Stringfellow, I found recognizable Christian theology on the pages of my Sojourners. Tragically, the preponderance o
Kurt Greenhalgh 9-01-1994
THE FEATURE ARTICLES IN the July 1994 issue on "Why I Stay in the Church," by Rosemary Radford Ruether and Richard Rohr, while providing many insights, were not real helpful.
Stanley D. Wine 9-01-1994
WHEN CHRIST DIED on the cross, the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom.
David Burnight 9-01-1994
I’LL BET YOU HEAR from a lot of old Student Christian Movement types who recognized the Robert Hodgell woodcut print on page 19 of the July 1994 issue, labeled "Artist unknown." In the
Rupert Read 9-01-1994
DAVID BREMER and Ched Myers make the case ("The Flutter of History," July 1994) that Wim Wenders' films, especially "Wings of Desire" and "Faraway So Close," are profound theological meditations fr
The Editors 9-01-1994
Every so often, movements and communities, churches and societies (and individuals), need to pause and assess who they are and how to move forward. Hard questions must be asked.