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Before Azusa Street: Brazilian Pentecostalism
Any account of the modern expansion of Christianity worldwide must pay respectful attention to Pentecostal and charismatic forms of worship....
Close quarters: Life in a not-so-big house
We had a new bunk bed delivered recently, and our sons spent a happy afternoon—albeit a dangerous one—wielding socket wrenches and screwdrivers as we put it together....
Five different lenses for reading "render unto Caesar"
No political ethic without social location
Remade: Matthew 22:1-14
When early Christians saw the word robe, they thought of one thing only.
Border crossing: Communion at Friendship Park
For generations residents of San Diego and Tijuana have gathered at Friendship Park to visit with family and friends through the border fence. In coming months the Department of Homeland Security will erect a secondary fence across the park, eliminating public access to this historic meeting place. Until then, I will serve Communion at Friendship Park each Sunday afternoon, distributing the elements through the border fence.
Leveling the praying field
In 2004 the head of the Democratic National Committee, Terry McAuliffe, was introduced to megachurch pastor Rick...
Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think
Is it ever justifiable to intentionally target innocent civilians in order to achieve political or military ends?...
Tsunami encourages peace in Aceh
In an era of rampant consumerism, thrift is hardly a word that rolls off the tongue, and younger people hardly know what it means....
Man on Wire
On August 7, 1974, around 7:15 A.M., just as New York City was waking up and trudging off to work, a 24-year-old Frenchman was taking a walk on a metal cable that was strung between the twin towers...
Standing in the breach
What a great party Aaron managed to throw while Moses was on sabbatical!...
Decalogue discipleship
No preacher should miss this week’s opportunity to preach on the Ten Commandments....
Roots and vegetables: Local food
As Bill McKibben explains in this issue, people love the Tuscany region of Italy because of its comprehensibility....
Saddleback questions: The clout factor makes us uneasy
When introducing the presidential forum at Saddleback Church last month, Rick Warren noted that the separation of church and state does not mean the separation of faith and politics....
Century Marks
Not color-blind: Mahzarin R. Banaji, a Harvard researcher who created a way to test racial attitudes, has devised a method to test racial bias in children. She expected that children ages five or six would not show any bias, but discovered to her dismay that children as young as three display a bias—and as intensely as adults do. She still believes that overcoming racism is possible (Chronicle Review, July 25).
Campaigning religiously: Political strategist Burns Strider
A veteran of Democratic Party politics and a former aide to representatives Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and James Clyburn (D., S.C.), Burns ...
The purpose-driven iPod: Chance is part of the plan
By chance, while in Scotland I picked up a copy of David Bartholomew’s book God, Chance and Purpose: Can God Have It Both Ways? It offers a wonderful look at the role of chance...