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Sojourners Magazine: December 2005

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Cover Story

Congregations find passion and purpose by blending ancient traditions and contemporary action.
New Community Covenant Church, Chicago.
Southside Presbyterian Church, Tucson.
Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.

Feature

Why blessed uncertainty is the language of Advent.
Struggle and longing in the book of Matthew.
Whether founding schools or fixing toilets, Nelson good embodied community and faithful living.

Commentary

Overcoming the mythology of AIDS.
Are science and faith really incompatible?
The U.N. World Summit comes up short.

Columns

FEMA has announced a bold new initiative: Third Responders.
We are stuck with half-baked measures to contain runaway medical costs.
I had mostly experienced an American Christianity without Christ.
The arrest slip identified my 'property' as a Bible, a set of keys, and shoelaces.

Culture Watch

New and Noteworthy People of the Books
Can democracy survive without an adversarial press?
Ron Hansen talks about stories, faith, and being a 'Christian writer.'
Participating in the Divine Race relations used to be a pertinent and profitable topic in Hollywood’s m
Seeking Mystery Together Using the translated texts of sacred mystical poetry, David Wilcox and his w

Departments

Trouble Spots [In “Should Churches Divest?” August 2005], Don Wagner refers to “bypass roads
Airing the Future Television history was made in the Middle East during the summer when a documentary explori
Peace, salvation, and the reign of God arrive with beauty and song.
Troops Come Home Now Religious leaders—including UCC pastor Diane Baker, theologian Cornel West, Rabbi A
Keep Measured Tones Thanks for the wonderfully inspiring and challenging piece by Brian McLaren (“A Bri
A Plumpy’nut Christmas In this space we usually poke fun at religious kitsch, but occasionally we give a
Don Wagner responds: Palestinians with West Bank (blue) and Gaza (white) license plates are routinely prevent
Principled Immigration Reform In the past decade, more than 2,000 people have died crossing the Mexican-U.S.
Mind the Gap Two recent reports examining global economic inequality emphasize the need for substantive econo
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Ark-Type: In September, evangelical and Jewish scientists, ethicis
The Child Jesus Speaks my mother bleeds for me in a barn
For many of us, Nelson Good the subject of our incarnation focus in this issue was a fellow parishioner and community member, an indefatigable scheduler of retreats at Rolling Ridge Retreat Center in
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Atlanta’s city council passed a controversial bill in August banning panhandl