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Cover Story

Is Marriage Obsolete?
Sex, fidelity, and freedom.  by Elizabeth McAlister

Features

No Shortcuts
Good parenting--the teaching of values--takes time.  by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

Dear Judge Wynn
What do we do when conscience and the law are at odds?  by Various Authors

The Cry of the Poor
by Joe Roos

The Pesky Moral Imperative
by Ellen Watkins

A Tradition of Resistance
by N. Gordon Cosby

For the Children
by Paul Weiss

Faith and Crab Pots
by Dee Dee Risher

Concern for the Church
by Tony Campolo

Here I am!
by Heather Wengerd

Idols and Fire Trucks
by Richard K. Taylor

Meditations on Breaking the Law
by Rose Marie Berger

A Conversation With My Daughter
by Killian Noe

A Passion for Solutions
by Maia Twedt

The Risk of Democracy
by Will O'Brien

The Morality of the System
by Bob Holum

As if my heart were breaking
by Carol Wilkinson

For the Salvation of My Soul
by Jim Dickerson

Resisting Death Incarnate
The principalities of urban violence.  by Bill Wylie-Kellermann

Commentary

Gambling and the Common Good
by Julie Polter

Books and Borders
The Struggle for Canadian culture.  by Brett Grainger

Gospel Mayhem
Twenty years of the Atlantic Life Community.  by Jim Douglass

Neutral and Free
Religion, values, and the public schools.  by Oliver Thomas

For an Exemplary Comrade
Jean Sindab's life of commitment, prayer, and faithfulness.  by Jim Wallis

Justifying the Next War
The real-world effects of the just war theory.  by Jim Rice

Columns

Hearts & Minds: What's Next for Call to Renewal?
by Jim Wallis

Signs & Wonders: A Delicate Balance
by Joyce Hollyday

Simple Feast: Kitchen Mysteries
by Carey Burkett

Close to Home: Shadows and Light
by Marcy Porter

Life in Community: Back Yard Community
by Joe Nangle, OFM

H'rumphs: Snow Business
by Ed Spivey Jr.

Culture Watch

If the Truth Were Told
by Danny Duncan Collum

Corresponding with Crisis
The letters of Thomas Merton.  by Jim Forest
Book Review: Thomas Merton: Freedom to Witness: Letters in Time of Crisis by William H. Shannon. At Home in The World: The Letters of Thomas Merton & Rosemary Radford Ruether by Mary Tardiff O.P.. Why We Live In Community: With two talks by Thomas Merton by Eberhard Arnold.

Set the Powers to Tremble
John Dear on nonviolence and the nature of God.  by William T. Cavanaugh and David S. Cunningham
Book Review: The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence by John Dear S.J.. The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience by John Dear S.J..

Losing Yourself By Degrees
Salvation, snake handling, and subcultures  by Carol LeMasters
Book Review: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington.

A Carnival of Small-Time Saints
The surprises of spiritual homecoming.  by Shane Helmer
Book Review: Congregation: The Journey Back to Church by Gary Dorsey.

Too Young the Victims
Growing up female in modern America  by Lurly L. Hunsberger

The Ethics of Rhetoric
Dinesh D'Souza and the end of rationality  by Alexander Dante Hurt
Book Review: The End of Racism: Principles for a Multicultural Society by Dinesh D'Souza.

Which Road to Freedom?
Sherman Elexie sings the Reservation Blues  by Julienne Gage
Book Review: Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie.

A Gritty Liturgy of Faith
The challenge of Dead Man Walking  by Rose Marie Berger
Film Review: Dead Man Walking by Tim Robbins.

Knowing the Score
by Bob Hulteen
Book Review: Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists by Leslie Gourse. Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of A Century of Jazzwomen by Linda Dahl. Listen to the Stories: Nat Hentoff on Jazz and Country Music by Nat Hentoff. Jazz: The Essential Companion to Artists and Albums by Nat Hentoff. Billie Holiday by Stuart Nichols.

Departments

Inside Story
by The Editors

Inside Story
by The Editors

Between the Lines
| An Independent Palestine | Life in the Inland Empire | Fire at Home | The Nonviolence Web | Briefly Noted |

Groundswell: Shattered Skies
Diverse groups join together to oppose military flights in the Midwest.  by Tom Boswell

Call to Renewal: Faith in Action
Conference gives network an energizing start.  by Duane Shank

Seeds: Resources for Study and Action
by Julienne Gage

Connections: Bringing People Together
by Sojourners

Living the Word: The Cross of Forgiveness
by Jim and Shelly Douglass

Poetry: Father Dancing
by Fredrick Zydek

Letters
| Say It Ain't So | God Language | Bosnia and Intervention | The Long Loneliness | Money's Influence | In Defense of Wealth | Loud and Clear | Berrigan: Provoking With Humor | Magic and Race |