catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 4, num. 16
2005-09-09 — 2005-09-22
Inaugurating the fourth year of catapult magazine issues with another focus on community. What does true community look like and how do we participate in its cultivation?
columns
The inexpert practitioners
On the local congregation?s alternative to a resident best-selling spirituality author.
new resources!
*culture is not optional is excited to introduce the first two books in our new Road Map Series. Do Justice: A Social Justice Road Map and Eat Well: A Food Road Map both collect essays, artwork and resources lists to serve as an introduction to exploring what faithfulness might look like in each of these areas of life. They're only $7.50, so you can get one for yourself and one to share!
feature
Celebrating unity and difference
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma, Larry Edward Kamphausen
An interview with Larry Edward Kamphausen, member of the Community of the Holy Trinity and pastor at the Church of Jesus Christ, Reconciler in Chicago.
articles
EditorialNaming the space
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
A hand-me-down table was just the beginning?
A room in God?s house
by Dayton Castleman
A collection of impressions of what happened when a Philadelphia Presbyterian church opened its doors to an artists-in-residence program.
ArticleMore of myself
by Amy Carpenter Leugs
Reflection on experiences that flow between the community and the self.
ArticleFleeing community
by David Howard Malone
For reasons of bad theology to bad taste, sometimes it?s easier to flee than fight.
The beloved community
by Abby Jansen
A social work student wrestles with the relationship between activism and redemption.
reviews
Kanye for Christians
by Grant Elgersma
Rap artist Kanye West brings a bold mission to America?s dance clubs and radios.
in case you missed it the first time
What a Wonderful World
by Christopher Nonhof
A coffeehouse in Sheboygan, Wisconsin serves locals with more than just delicious treats.
Growing and living in Christian community
by Grant Elgersma
A conversation with Jon Trott from Jesus People USA.
EditorialRadical gathering
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
On the relevance of community to September 11
weaving the web
The Hermitage Community
A rural retreat center in southwest Michigan committed to ?creating an environment of attentiveness to God? through individual and group retreats and services open to the surrounding community.
Veterans of Hope
The Veterans of Hope Project is a multifaceted educational initiative on religion, culture and participatory democracy. We encourage a healing-centered approach to community-building that recognizes the interconnectedness of spirit, creativity and citizen
Taiz? CommunityA future of peace
A 2005 letter from the recently deceased Brother Roger, founder of the ecumenical Taiz? community in southern France.
the back page
- The TennesseanGod and art: Nashville's religious communities bridge the gap
- The New York TimesThe pursuit of justice vs. the pursuit of peace
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
- The New York TimesSpain, grappling with illegal immigrants, tries forgiveness
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