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Spring 2002, Vol. 2, No.
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Editorial
MANY VOICES FROM THE
SOUL
"Each article in some way speaks for
someone or something—even the Earth
itself—often marginalized in . . .
polite societal circles. . . ."
POETRY BY CHERYL
DENISE
Marginalia
BEFRIENDING THE HOMEBODY
WITHIN
Valerie Weaver-Zercher
"The pure spirituality-as-journey
motif risks turning faith into one more
thing I need to achieve, one more goal
for which I must strive."
GOOD
ANCESTORS: REFLECTIONS OF A GRANDSON AND
SON
Ted Grimsrud
"My dad says to me, ‘I have
wanted to tell you how happy I was with
your play this year. A couple of years
ago I didn’t think you’d do
much.’"
Kingsview
SHE WAS MY HERO
Michael A. King
"I saw . . . this passionate
brilliant giant of a woman, a fierce . .
. smile on her face, on her way to make a
ruckus in a heaven finally big enough for
her."
ANGELA
SPEAKS
Angela J. King with Nöel King
"I sort of think that each person is
his/her own gem. We do not sit around
expressing others’ beauty, do we? Do
we not express our own?"
SHOW
UP: INVITING THE CHURCH TO CARE FOR THOSE
WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Joan K. King
"Sometimes I think we mistreat those
who are mentally ill because we are
afraid of the truth inherent in their
lives and perspectives."
Reel
Reflections
THE TRUE AND THE
BEAUTIFUL: REVIEW OF "A BEAUTIFUL
MIND"
Dave Greiser
"The story of Nash’s descent
into paranoid schizophrenia and his
subsequent recovery makes for an
absorbing study of genius, madness,
prometheian ambition, and the humanizing
power of love."
WHY
GOD CAN'T SPEAK TO HUMANS
Alan Soffin with Herbert W. Simons
"Humans unavoidably determine which
words are God’s. One cannot
coherently say, ‘This is God’s
Word--but I am not stating that
‘This is God’s
Word.’" --Alan Soffin
"Does
Soffin’s case apply to those who
claim literally to have heard God speak .
. . as opposed to those who refer to
God’s Word, and even to God,
metaphorically or mystically?"
--Herbert W. Simons
"Simons speaks for
those who claim a meaningful relationship
with God yet who also believe Soffin
rightly underscores that typically to say
‘God speaks’ is to say
something along the lines of ‘This
is how I, in my frail humanity,
understand God to speak.’"
--Michael A. King
BIBLE
BOY: MY QUEST TO UNDERSTAND SCRIPTURE
C. Norman Kraus
"My changing perspective on reading
the Bible. . . . changed my focus from
Scripture to Jesus as the ultimate
authority for Christian life and
thought."
RECONNECTING TO THE
SOIL: A DIALOGUE ABOUT SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
Kent Davis Sensenig, Roy Brubaker, and
Dave Hockman-Wert
"Sustainable agriculture needs to be
geared for the long haul, both
ecologically and culturally, within some
area with a sense of definable
"place." . . . Sustainable
agriculture can help produce scholars,
saints, and poets as well as food, clean
water, wildlife habitat, and healthy
human communities."
Books, Faith,
World & More
MINORITY REPORT: REVIEW
OF WHERE WAS GOD ON
SEPTEMBER 11?
EDITED BY DONALD B. KRAYBILL AND LINDA
GEHMAN PEACHEY
Daniel Hertzler
"The retaliation engineered by U.S.
President Bush has pushed up his approval
rating. Most people in the U.S. favor
retaliation. Most media sources support
it. Who would have the nerve to raise
questions or suggest alternatives?
Sixty-nine sources included in this
volume have the nerve."
EASTER
WALK: THE FIVE STEPS OF REPENTANCE
Julie Gochenour
"How do I move from remorse and
repentance to transformation of heart,
life, and actions?"
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