October 2019 Issue

Our Ecological Crisis and the Path of Renewal by Joseph Prabhu

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What we call the Divine cannot be separated from the human and the cosmic, or else we fall into the dualisms of the divine and the human, and the human and the natural—dualisms which, theologically speaking, are precisely those which have enabled the ecological crisis.

Where Is Jesus?: On Christian Humanity by Fr. Bedros Shetilian

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If our communion with God is real, then the fruit of that communion will be our love for our brothers and sisters.

Manna from Heaven by Amy Nicholson

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If we look around and consider our lives blessed rather than focusing on what’s missing, we find we have so much more than we originally thought. Maybe it’s time for a renewed mindfulness of the blessings at hand.

Editorial: Solidarity in Ignorance: Approaches to the Climate Crisis

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The challenge is not to merely to “solve” the climate crisis on a pragmatic or technocratic level, but to fundamentally revise our way of thinking from one of dominance and control over nature to one that internalizes the interdependence of all living things.

Faith, Meaning, and the Irony of Christ by Ed Burns

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There is a whole other way to envision the acquisition of knowledge by the human mind, and it is this: In the development of human knowledge, it is always faith—any kind of faith—that comes first.