Jan 27, 2004

Vol. 121 No. 2

Cover Story

Crisis of identity

A clash over faith and learning

Jan 27, 2004 by Robert Benne

From the Editors

Rose by any other name

Pete Rose's half-confession

Jan 27, 2004

Editor's Desk

Couples

Britney Spears's annulment offers a twist on the sanctity of marriage

Jan 27, 2004 by John M. Buchanan

Features

A more perfect union

Reservations about gay marriage

Jan 27, 2004 by Dennis O’Brien

Features

Singing of sex

Rereading the Song of Songs

Jan 27, 2004 by Anthony B. Robinson

Features

The streets of Baghdad

Rebuilding neighborhoods

Jan 27, 2004 by Arthur B. Keys Jr.

Features

Reconciled in worship

An accidental ecumenism

Jan 27, 2004 by Ryan J. Jack McDermott

Living by the Word

Book 'em

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30

Jan 27, 2004 by William H. Willimon

Living by the Word

Get out of here

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11

Jan 27, 2004 by William H. Willimon

Faith Matters

Foolish gifts

For gifts to have meaning they must matter to both giver and receiver

Jan 27, 2004 by Miroslav Volf

M.E.M.O.

A little hope

In the promises of God

Jan 27, 2004 by Martin E. Marty

Century Marks

Jan 27, 2004

Books

Graven Ideologies

Jan 27, 2004 reviewed by Steven Young

Books

Worldview: The History of a Concept

Jan 27, 2004 reviewed by Dennis P. Hollinger

Books

Unfettered Hope: A Call to Faithful Living in an Affluent Society

Jan 27, 2004 reviewed by Arthur Paul Boers

Books

Evil consequences

Jan 27, 2004 reviewed by Donald W. Shriver Jr.

Books

Holy highways

Jan 27, 2004 reviewed by David Dragseth

Film

Property rights

Jan 27, 2004 reviewed by John Petrakis

Poetry

Centered

Jan 27, 2004 by Ann Horn

Poetry

Favorite poems

Jan 27, 2004 by Luci Shaw

Poetry

Pileated woodpecker

Jan 27, 2004 by Sarah Rossiter

Poetry

This is the night for Yahweh

Jan 27, 2004 by John Forbis, OHC

News

Relief groups respond to Iran quake losses

Generous international aid needed

Jan 27, 2004

News

Most dioceses comply with sex abuse rules

Audit results in

Jan 27, 2004

News

Briefly noted

Jan 27, 2004

News

Will Democrats get whacked on religion?

Bush has wide lead among religious voters

Jan 27, 2004

News

Robertson: Bush wins in a 'blowout'

Says God told him so

Jan 27, 2004

News

Pastor calls Dean a 'principled' member

Candidate donated tax rebate to ministries for poor people

Jan 27, 2004

News

Mainliners are swing voters, scholars say

A shift toward the political center

Jan 27, 2004

News

War on terroism erodes Bush's hold on Muslim vote

Dean and Kucinich poll strong

Jan 27, 2004

News

Bush gets award from Methodist men

For leadership following 9/11 attacks

Jan 27, 2004

News

Sex trafficking runs rampant, expert says

Forced prostitution

Jan 27, 2004

News

Europeans warned on female trafficking

Churches urged to step up efforts to fight practice

Jan 27, 2004

When bad theology happens to good people

May 21, 2013 by MaryAnn McKibben Dana

The hospice pastor with a church on life support

How can we move beyond our walls when our congregations need so much care?

May 20, 2013 by Carol Howard Merritt

Cover Story

Embrace & abandonment

A pastor and a poet talk about God

May 29, 2013 Matt Fitzgerald and Christian Wiman

Remembering Will Campbell

Jun 06, 2013 by Frank G. Honeycutt

Notes from the Global Church

Armenia’s survivors

Jun 06, 2013 by Philip Jenkins

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