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Andrea Ferich | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? A contributor to the new book. Bury the Dead: Stories of Death and Dying, Resistance and Discipleship. Is founder of Eve's Garden in Camden, N.J., and executive direcotr of the Penns Valley Conservation Association. Posts By This Author. Monsignor Michael Doyle of Sacred Heart Church in Camden, N.J. Bury the Dead: Stories of Death and Dying, Resistance and Discipleship,. Edited by Laurel Dykstra.

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Five Things Christianity Can Learn From Buddhism | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? Five Things Christianity Can Learn From Buddhism. Five Things Christianity Can Learn From Buddhism. Image via Atosan/shutterstock.com. Could Christianity's future lie in Buddhism's past? This is a possibility that's been haunting me lately, but in a good way, I think. Author and monastic Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a book years ago called. Living Buddha, Living Christ. That had a profound impact on me. At t...

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Sin, Guilt, and Psychology: What I Wish All Pastors Knew | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? Sin, Guilt, and Psychology: What I Wish All Pastors Knew. Sin, Guilt, and Psychology: What I Wish All Pastors Knew. Illustration of boy hiding behind a desk, Ron and Joe / Shutterstock.com. Whatever happened to sin? Comes to mind here). Again, this reaction of defensiveness is simply a common human defense mechanism that knows no ideological boundaries. We are all (ahem). However, the deeper issue that Ga...

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There is No Longer Post-Evangelical or Post-Liberal: Talking 'Convergence' Christianity with Eric Elnes | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? There is No Longer Post-Evangelical or Post-Liberal: Talking 'Convergence' Christianity with Eric Elnes. There is No Longer Post-Evangelical or Post-Liberal: Talking 'Convergence' Christianity with Eric Elnes. Eric Elnes and Christian Piatt at Wild Goose Festival 2013. Photo by Creatista/Red Star Studio. Eric Elnes, author of Phoenix Affirmations: A New Vision for the Future of the Christian Faith. Don’t ...

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GODSPEED: Religion at the Olympics, from Greece to London | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? GODSPEED: Religion at the Olympics, from Greece to London. GODSPEED: Religion at the Olympics, from Greece to London. A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 B.C. and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god. The idea was that you were training to please Zeus. But part of the festival would be to visit the temple, visit the cult statues, making offer...

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Faith Leaders Tell Congress to 'Get a Conscience' | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? Faith Leaders Tell Congress to 'Get a Conscience'. Faith Leaders Tell Congress to 'Get a Conscience'. Noel Castellanos (left), Jim Wallis, David Beckmann, Sr. Simone Campbell, and Michael Livingston. Sandi Villarreal / Sojourners. In 2010, the EITC and CTC lifted about 9 million people out of poverty, including 4.9 million children, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In the name of t...

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Between Two Cultures: How to Be Evangelical Without Evangelizing | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? Between Two Cultures: How to Be Evangelical Without Evangelizing. Between Two Cultures: How to Be Evangelical Without Evangelizing. 039;Jesus Saves' sign in Toronto. Image courtesy Atomazul/shutterstock.com. An evangelical acquaintance once asked me delicately, Is there a reason you and your husband don’t work at a Christian university? He and I both came to know Jesus outside the States. We are both ...

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Jim Wallis | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? Jim Wallis is a. Bestselling author, public theologian, speaker, and international commentator on ethics and public life. He recently served on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and was former vice chair of and currently serves on the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum. Jim is the author of 12 books. His most recent book,. And on Nationa...

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Stephen Mattson | Sojourners

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Skip to main content. Subscribe to the Magazine. Sojourners In the News. Where do you want to Login? Stephen Mattson is a blogger. He is on staff at The University of Northwestern- St. Paul and currently resides in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. You can follow him on Twitter ( @mikta. Posts By This Author. What We Can Learn from the Best and Worst of Christianity. Tomertu / Shutterstock.com. Is Gun Worship America's Achilles Heel? They are adored and idolized for being able to wipe away someone’s existence ...