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How Psychology Shapes Our Prejudice

Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist, is helping churches and faith-based groups transcend deep-seated divisions.

Gleanings: May 2013  Subscriber access only

Important developments in the church and the world.

The Sorry State of the Apology

Scriptural responses to society's shallow regret.

Detroit Students Restore Peace by Talking It Out

Some leaders say their city could become the first to practice restorative justice across the board.

National Tragedy and the Empty Tomb

Not even senseless murder can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.

My Top 5 Books on Israel & Palestine

How Can Short-Term Missions Best Advance God's Mission?

Author Brian Howell says we should start with a robust reconciliation theology.

Faith-Based Medicine for Fractured Nations

Where conflict has torn a country apart, religion can play an important role in bringing it back together.

Syria's Last Chance

As violence surges and diplomacy fails, Christians, Muslims, and Druze advocate for reconciliation and democracy.

The Ceasefire Prayer Behind Leymah Gbowee's Nobel Peace Prize

How faith led to a Nobel Peace Prize winner's push for reconciliation.

Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon Martin's Death

The Minnesota pastor addresses the foundation for responding to questions on race.

Portland's Quiet Abolitionists

Leading the liberal city's efforts to halt child trafficking is a network of dedicated Christians. Just don't go advertising it.

Sherwood Baptist Partners with a Black Church to Bring Racial Healing

The church behind 'Facing the Giants,' 'Fireproof,' and 'Courageous' partners with an African American congregation to bring reconciliation to a Georgia town.

John Piper: I Was Racist

How the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church went from a self-described racist to an adoptive father of an African American. An excerpt from 'Bloodlines.'

Civility Under Fire: Chuck Colson & Timothy George Revive MLK's Legacy

Dr. King's response to critical clergy is full of lessons for today.

Prison Partnership: Byron R. Johnson on Christian Criminal Justice

Church and state can join hands to prevent crime and reform criminals.

Alternative Capitalist: How a Coffee Business Brews Reconciliation

Why Jonathan Golden helps farmers in Rwanda.

Fraternizing with the Enemy

Paul Louis Metzger engages those outside the faith.

From Russia, with Love

Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion offers evangelicals more than an olive branch.

Engaging the Islamic World After Osama

Living the message of reconciliation in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and everywhere.

Nicky Cruz: David Wilkerson 'Never Lost His Heart'

Gang leader-turned-evangelist misses his spiritual father.

Remembering David Wilkerson

How the pastor/evangelist shaped the Pentecostal and evangelical movements—and the world.

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

Our ability to live together in peace, argues theologian Miroslav Volf, depends on how we answer the question.

Multi-Faith Matters

Interfaith meetings remind us of the Good News.

Two Peoples Separated by a Common Revelation

What I've learned from dialogue with Jews.

Proselytizing in a Multi-Faith World

Why mutual respect and tolerance require us to witness for Christ.

Share Sacred Spaces?

Observers discuss whether churches should lend worship space to other religions.

John Stott: The Man Who Wouldn't Be Bishop

Discernment and discipline have enabled him to touch lives worldwide.

Worship in Black and White

Racial reconciliation happens when we not only sing each other's songs but learn the stories embedded in those songs.

Behind Egypt's Revolution

Away from news cameras, Christian, Muslim youth rediscover common ground.

Pope Benedict XVI Points Fingers on Who Killed Jesus

Jews bear no collective guilt for crucifixion, he says.

Religion 2.0: Timothy Dalrymple

The manager of Patheos' evangelical portal clarifies the gospel online.

Do Egypt's Evangelicals Get Along with the Coptic Orthodox?

More than they used to, say observers and insiders.

Egypt's Christians After Mubarak

They were protesting a church attack when the Tahrir Square demonstrations began. Political change likely won't undo deep tensions with Muslims.

Why We Opened Our Church to Muslims

A response to "Muslims in Evangelical Churches."

Testify!

In nightclubs, coffeehouses, and iPods, true first-person storytelling is becoming a cultural force as it borrows from Christian tradition.

Sudan's Politics of Prayer

If there were ever a time for intercession in international affairs, this is it.

Constructing Peace

One Olympic athlete's efforts to build relationships between Sudan's Christians and Muslims.

The Rush to Reconcile

Are peacemaking efforts in Sudan enough to prevent violence if the South votes for independence?
News Feed
Year After Church Bombings Kaduna Struggles to Rebuild
To end sectarian violence once and for all, clergy members should not just preach peace, but Christians should rebuild the mosques and Muslims should rebuild the churches, says Yohanna Buru, president of the Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria, a Christian non-governmental organization. (VOA)
Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?
Ann’s face was covered in bandages [from her boyfriend shooting her in the face], and she was intubated and unconscious, but Andy felt her say, “Forgive him.” His response was immediate. “No,” he said out loud. “No way. It’s impossible.” But Andy kept hearing his daughter’s voice: “Forgive him. Forgive him.” (NYT)
Southern Baptists elect black president
One hundred sixty-seven years after forming over the right to appoint slaveholders as missionaries and 17 years after apologizing for the denomination’s racist past, the Southern Baptist Convention elected its first African-American president June 19.

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