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Easter revolution: "God has put something very right"
Resurrection has always been a novel, revolutionary doctrine,” N. T. Wright reminds us. His article on the resurrection (p....
Sorrows of war: A contrast to the present elation
Though Augustine is widely known—and frequently reproached—for developing the concept of a “just war,” he believed war is essentially an occasion for remorse....
Holding steady: The nonanxious pastor
When war or national crisis sets our hearts churning, people normally accustomed to taking their cues from the daily news suddenly discover that Pentagon briefings, op-ed pieces and Oval Office upd...
Sick system: Health care: Radical surgery needed
In his State of the Union speech, President Bush set a goal of achieving high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans....
War motives: Gulf War: The Sequel
Anti-Semitism is a very real and toxic plague in history and in modern life. The suffering of the Jews is a well-known and often-told story that must never be forgotten....
Glittering vices: A parlor game
The seven deadly sins got their name not from the Bible but from ancients of the church....
Above and beyond: Mark 16:1-8
Is this any way to run a resurrection? Is this enough to persuade, to stir new life in the followers of Jesus?
Triumphal entry? (Mark 11:1-11)
The term better fits Matthew than Mark, and neither Gospel justifies the church’s celebration of Palm Sunday as though it were an Easter before Easter.
Spiritual things: Gratitude is where the spiritual life begins
Somehow I managed to get a theological education and practice several decades of parish ministry without encountering the idea of spirituality....
After Saddam: Anticipating the aftermath
The hourglass seems to be running out on the chance for a peaceful end to the Iraq crisis....
Let them eat oil: State robbery inAngola
On the flight from Johannesburg to Luanda, Angola, the airplane is packed. Half the passengers are oil workers returning for another four- or five-week stint on the wells off the coast....
Reel faith: Can Hollywood teach and inspire?
On the five Saturday nights before the 2003 Academy Awards show on March 23, a young adult group at a large church in Pasadena, California, has been discussing the five Oscar nominees for best pict...
Lost in God: What can we learn from mystics?
To think that that mystics are engaged in a series of private, transcendent encounters with God betrays a superficial understanding, says Bernard McGinn....
Missing ingredient: Why spirituality needs Jesus
The seething energies of spirituality are evident everywhere. That is good....
Can we be good without God? A central question of any moral crisis: A central question of any moral crisis
Some have suggested that recent scandals in the world of business, politics and the academy are practical consequences of a worldview that has pushed God out....
Bible disposal: Burning the book
Subscriber Sue R. Wilcox of Denver asked this columnist: “What do you do respectfully with old worn-out Bibles?” I respect her respect for the Bible and sympathize with her problem....
Jesus the priest: Hebrews 5:5-10
The Epistle to the Hebrews joins the Revelation to John as the literature most intimidating to readers of the New Testament. With the Revelation the reader must endure its terrible splendor; with Hebrews the reader must listen intently to the tightly woven arguments in what the writer calls a sermon.
From God, to God (Ephesians 2:1-10)
The writer of Ephesians interprets what is happening to a person entering the Christian life.
Wobegon poets: A prairie poem companion
Garrison Keillor’s latest book is a collection of poems selected from the ones he has read on his daily five-minute show “The Writer’s Almanac,” <...