by Bill Pitts | Feb 19, 2021 | Opinion
Observation of human suffering aroused Walter Rauschenbusch’s (1861–1918) deep concern for justice in American society. Justice became central to his understanding of Christianity. Nurtured in a middle-class professor’s home in the prosperous community of Rochester,...
by Imad Enchassi | Feb 18, 2021 | Opinion
The Azan, the call to prayer, is heard five times a day in the Muslim world. The person calling out faces each direction, north, south, east and west, declaring the supremacy of God Almighty. The story of the Azan still brings chills to my spine, for it began with a...
by Fred Guttman | Feb 17, 2021 | Opinion
How does one really live a holy life? That significant question is raised in Leviticus 19, known as “the Holiness Code.” The rabbis describe this chapter of the Pentateuch as “Rov Goofay Hatorah,” the essentials of the Torah. In many ways, this portion...
by Myles Werntz | Feb 16, 2021 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
The United Nations pursuit of closing the gap between the poorest and the wealthiest is a long-standing and elusive goal, always out in front and always outpacing structural efforts to achieve it. I do not think that this is reason to abandon it, but we live in an...
by William Brackney | Feb 22, 2019 | Opinion
Article 25 of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (1948) declared, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate to himself and his family, including food, clothing, medical care and necessary social services.” Decades later, the U.N. Convention on...
