Editor Chris Iosso Unbound

A blog from your General Edi­tor: Rev. Dr. Chris Iosso, Coor­di­na­tor of the Advi­sory Com­mit­tee on Social Wit­ness Pol­icy. Hard-hitting analysis from an experienced pastor and organizer.

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Divestment as Investment (in Justice)

Adapting Advice and Counsel Memoranda from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy*   By the Editors of Unbound, Patrick Heery and Chris Iosso, as guest directors of the blog, Ecclesio   From behind a large concrete security wall, Palestinians … Continue reading

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High Ideals and Low Fences

Unpacking the narrative meaning of “justice” in seminary life An Editorial by Chris Iosso   View and print as PDF.   Patrick Heery’s editorial is the one that tells you what this issue of Unbound is about, and as a … Continue reading

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American Grace, Presbyterian Justice, & Stopping the Splitting

Reflections on Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell’s American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us An Unbound editorial by Chris Iosso   View and print as PDF Robert D. Putnam, the Bowling Alone author and social scientist, spoke … Continue reading

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Iran Bombing Threat: Creating a Mindset that Leads to War

By Chris Iosso, an editorial   Banner photo by “jonasjonas,” the chess of calculated rhetoric   The first thing one encounters in discussing the war drumbeat targeting Iran is the one-sidedness of the debate. Glenn Greenwald of Salon gives a … Continue reading

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