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Certain topics in our public life have become volatile political footballs, tossed back and forth with little regard for understanding either side’s perspective—and with increasing amounts of anger. The issue of abortion likely tops the list. But as Sojourners associate editor Julie Polter writes in “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” the current conversation among pro-choice and pro-life advocates may finally yield some pragmatic fruit.
Read her article and see below for this month's exciting and resourceful web extras!
Ed Spivey Jr. laments the slow demise of the newspaper industry as evidenced by his shrinking newspaper.
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
A promising new movement leaves the bumper-sticker platitudes behind and offers the potential to actually reduce abortion. by Julie Polter
Christ and Whose Culture?
A new wave of Native American evangelical theologians rejects the false choice between following Jesus or embracing their traditions. by Kent Annan
Human Freight Sin Nombre, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Focus Films. review by Laurel Frodge
Love and the Law Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion, and the Truth in the Immigration Debate, by Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang. InterVarsity Press. review by Glen Peterson
Our National Predicament Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country, by William Greider. Rodale Books. review by William Wolman and Anne Colamosca
New and Noteworthy Money & Faith: The Search for Enough, by Michael Schut; After Gandhi: 100 Years of Nonviolent Resistance, by Anne and Perry O'Brien; Beyond Our Differences, by Peter Bisanz; and Kids + Money, by Lauren Greenfield. reviews by Molly Marsh
