vol. 5, num. 14 :: 2006.07.14 — 2006.07.28
What does it mean to be a citizen of a country? Of the Kingdom? On the nature of belonging, as well as the tensions and harmonies that exist among our various allegiances.
A Midwesterner in Tennessee reflects on alienation and belonging.
An impending move prompt thoughts about belonging in a place.
An illegal immigrant learns about the difficulties of not claiming identity.
Reflections on the layers of identity involved in citizenship.
A brief exploration of citizenship related to identity.
A review of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.
A review of the Cornerstone Festival 2006.
On why Christians should be disturbed by the current war in Iraq and what we should all be doing about it, regardless of our opinion.
Exclusive interview with Jim Skillen regarding issues of church and state.
A review of The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by Hernando de Soto.
Wouldn't we all love to live in the country of our dreams?
A project out of Wisconsin seeks to create a fourth branch of government, the Popular Branch, by allowing citizens to vote on pending legislation. See what you think…
Resources for promoting compassion, not criminalization in immigration reform.
A column from Carolyn Carney on the tension between being a consumer and being a citizen.
I am holding half an acre
Torn from a map of Michigan
And folded in this scrap of paper
Is a land I grew in.
Hem
“Half an Acre”
from Rabbit Songs
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