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Caution and Commitment

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Chris Iosso

The Why and Will We Questions First By Chris Iosso, Unbound General Editor   View and Print as PDF.   Who cares about the General Assembly and who cares about the denomination as an institution? Those questions are posed, often … Continue reading →

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Seven Sins Against Democracy

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Chris Iosso

What’s Faith Got To Do With It? An introduction to the series, “Sins Against Democracy,” drawing together some prominent thinkers and faith leaders to reflect on the threats to the effective and ethical functioning of our democracy in this current … Continue reading →

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Review of Tony Judt’s “Ill Fares the Land”

Posted on July 31, 2012 by John F. Kane

“Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey / Where wealth accumulates, and men decay.”      – Oliver Goldsmith, “The Deserted Village” (1770) Tony Judt. Ill Fares the Land. Penguin Books, 2010.   Reviewed by John F. Kane (Emeritus … Continue reading →

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The Politics of “The Dark Knight Rises”

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Patrick David Heery

Thoughts on the “deep” political message of The Dark Knight Rises and a response to the tragic mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, on the night of the film’s premier.   By Patrick David Heery   (WARNING: SPOILERS ALERT)   Since … Continue reading →

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