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The Great Temptation to War
Overcoming the Lie in Order to Explore Alternatives  by Richard J. Barnet

No More Widows from War
Renouncing the Use of Force  by Patricia J. Rumer

Bloodshed, Real and Imagined
Distinguishing Present Peril from Future Threat  by Garry Wills

The Case for Diplomacy
Settling Regional Disputes in an Interdependent World  by Charles A. Kimball

Features

Imagine …
If We Filled A Stadium With Sojourners Readers  by Jim Wallis

To Greet Brothers Without Fear
The Long Process of Healing after Rape  by Judith Floyd

Let Justice Roll
A Service of Renewal, in Word and Song  by Joe Nangle, OFM

Focusing Our Varied Visions
Further Reflections on an Alternative Economic System  by Gar Alperovitz

Commentary

A Pilgrimage for Peace
by Jim Wallis

War is Not the Answer
A Message to the American People  by V. Anderson, J. Andrews, E. Browning, et al.

Reclaiming the American Dream
The Community Land Trust Movement  by Sheryl Lechner

Apartheid is a Sin But ...
by Charles Villa-Vicencio

Is Military Job Training a Dead End?
Harvard Study Suggests the Pentagon is Misleading Young Recruits  by Rhona Mahoney

Columns

H'rumphs: Is Noriega Comfortable?
by Ed Spivey Jr.

Signs & Wonders: A Sign for Eternity
by Joyce Hollyday

Culture Watch

The Fire This Time
Protest Novels and the Black Community  by Anthony A. Parker

English as a Second Lyric
by Danny Duncan Collum

A Tale of Unbroken Dignity
The clashing of cultures in Dances With Wolves  by Robert Allen Warrior
Film Review: Dances With Wolves by Kevin Costner.

When Home's Not So Sweet
Barbara Kingsolver's Novel of Town and Country  by Naomi Thiers
Book Review: Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver.

Preserving God's Holy Ground
An "ethic of responsibility" for the church.   by Jeannette Angell-Torosian

It's All Jazz
by Bob Hulteen

Departments

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| Taking Up the Cross for Peace | Back to the Basics of Faith | Clear Cut the Forest to Save It | Options for the Middle East |

Between the Lines
| What Energy Policy? (The Vision Thing) | Marching Orders | Methodists Surveyed on Sexual Harassment | Another Democracy, Another Massacre | What's Wrong With This Picture? |

Seeds: Resources for Study and Action

Poetry: My Brother's Dream for an AIDS Victim
by Otto Osip Ochs