language

Books

Caring for Words in aCulture of Lies

reviewed by Julie Lane-Gay
a skeleton sits up in his grave
In the Lectionary

Ordinary 19B (John 6:35, 41-51; 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2)

For decades, my students have failed to grasp the resurrection of the body as an article of faith.

by Gail Ramshaw
Books

The Word of the Lord Is upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King Jr.

reviewed by Michael G. Long
American Soundings

There's a word for it: A collection of neologisms

by Rodney Clapp
Feature

Hebrew without whining: Teaching biblical languages in Sudan

by Ellen F. Davis
Cover Story

Language lessons: Learning with Muslims

by Amy Frykholm
Faith Matters

Choice terms: Fancy religious language

by Michael L. Lindvall
Faith Matters

Foreign service: Looking outward

by Lillian Daniel
Impressions

Wartime scripts: Making the weak appear to be the aggressor

by James M. Wall
Faith Matters

Speech lessons: A richer repertoire of Christian practice

by L. Gregory Jones
M.E.M.O.

Teen slanguage: Issues in Bible translation

by Martin E. Marty
M.E.M.O.

Let's erudite: Verbification

by Martin E. Marty
Feature

Translating Easter: Spanish is not an elective

by Heidi Neumark
News

Foul words permeate pop culture lexicon, eliciting a backlash: "Freedom of speech my you-know-what"

M.E.M.O.

Like it or not: Fumbling for words

by Martin E. Marty
Feature

'Spirituality' triumphs: Episcopalians' language of faith

by William L. Sachs
M.E.M.O.

Dreaded ‘d-’ words: Vocabulary of aging

by Martin E. Marty
M.E.M.O.

Getting religion: New connotations

by Martin E. Marty
Faith Matters

Endangered language

by Barbara Brown Taylor
Faith Matters

A manner of speaking

by Barbara Brown Taylor