Magazine
Sojourners Magazine: July 2016
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How should people of faith think about non-human animals? And not just our pets, but obscure creatures, endangered species, and even the animals we eat. In our cover stories, professor Karen Swallow Prior takes a fresh look at evangelical Christian concern for animal welfare and ethicist Charles Camosy tackles questions about whether we can afford to address animal suffering when there is so much mistreatment of humans.
Cover Story
Concern for the welfare of animals has deep roots in scripture and Christian history.
The "bio" in bioethics must include how we treat the lives of nonhuman animals.
Feature
In coalfield communities, a grassroots "people's pastoral" takes Catholic tradition in a new direction.
Commentary
Frustration and resentment can draw working-class people in multiple directions - including activism.
Culture Watch
With complex stories and artful design, some video games inspire empathy, not mayhem.
How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World, by Alissa Wilkinson and Rob Joustra. Eerdmans.
Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist, by David Hartsough with Joyce Hollyday. PM Press. Teaching Peace: Students Exchange Letters with Their Teacher, by Colman McCarthy. Vanderbilt University Press.
An excerpt from We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel (Thomas Nelson, 2016).
Loretta Lynn's honest ambivalence about motherhood was disturbing to the male gatekeepers of popular culture.
Human beings get the chance to discern the difference between the false and true self.
Departments
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle C.
Columns
Out of respect for the role the Karnofskys played in his life, Louis Armstrong wore a Star of David until he died.
Some white Americans are deeply resentful about the loss of white supremacy and privilege.
Religion is rarely the only issue involved in persecution.