Sojourners Magazine

Two political conservatives recently had a lot to say about Iraq. The first was Rep. John Murtha, a conservative Democrat and decorated Vietnam War Marine veteran who has served on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for three decades. He...

THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH of Burlington, Vermont, sits between two worlds. In front of it is Church Street, a pedestrian mall lined with upscale brand-name stores and boutiques. In back is the Old North End, a low-income neighborhood whose ethnic...

In Kashmir, Niger, Honduras, and parts of every U.S. city, the situation is urgent. Thankfully, so is God's persistent love. It can be found in movements for positive social transformation-seen and unseen-throughout the world. This month, words...

Nearly two years have passed since the release of Saving the Corporate Soul. In my book I made a strong critique of Wal-Mart, particularly the way it mistreats its employees. At the time, Wal-Mart employees in 28 states were waging legal battle, accusing...

A DECADE AGO, author Reza Aslan had a dinner conversation that helped set him on a path that makes him one of the hottest new voices on Islam At the table, a man argued "Muslims are violent and irrational. They're all terrorist." His dinner companion?...

In 2002, the Evangelical Environmental Network launched a campaign asking '"What would Jesus drive?" Though my Amish ancestors would be pleased if I answered "a horse and buggy"--or maybe a bicycle--I've come to depend on a car for running errands,...