Journal Archive

Spring Issues and Series

Track­ing the Immi­gra­tion Debate

As Con­gress looks seri­ously at com­pre­hen­sive immi­gra­tion reform for the first time in a num­ber of years, Unbound con­trib­u­tors illu­mi­nate the issues being debated.

Becom­ing an HIV and AIDS Com­pe­tent Church

Pro­duced in col­lab­o­ra­tion with the Pres­by­ter­ian AIDS Net­work, and build­ing on a ground-breaking con­fer­ence at John­ston C. Smith The­o­log­i­cal Sem­i­nary, Unbound explores prophetic wit­ness and com­pas­sion­ate action in response to HIV and AIDS.

raising a wind turbine
Dec 2012/Jan 2013 Issue:

Hope for Eco-Activists: Dis­cov­er­ing an Envi­ron­men­tal Faith

A col­lab­o­ra­tive issue of Unbound and Pres­by­te­ri­ans for Earth Care exam­in­ing the rela­tional and spir­i­tual foun­da­tion of a life devoted to sus­tain­abil­ity and envi­ron­men­tal justice.

 

burning american flag
Spe­cial Nov 2012 Series:

Seven Sins Against Democracy—And What’s Faith Got To Do With It

A spe­cial series for the Novem­ber 2012 elec­tion, draw­ing together promi­nent thinkers and faith lead­ers to reflect on the threats to the effec­tive and eth­i­cal func­tion­ing of our democracy.

 

presbyterian welcome communion
Spe­cial Oct 2012 Series:

Our Sto­ries: Com­ing Out… & Invit­ing In

A spe­cial series for National Com­ing Out Week and LGBT His­tory Month, in part­ner­ship with Pres­by­ter­ian Wel­come, shar­ing the sto­ries of LGBTQQI inquir­ers and can­di­dates for ordained ministry.

 

backstory
Sept/Oct 2012 Issue:

The Back­story of Gen­eral Assem­bly Social Witness

Fea­tur­ing takes from young adults and com­mit­tee chairs; analy­sis of what hap­pened regard­ing mar­riage equal­ity, divest­ment, peace dis­cern­ment, women’s jus­tice, and other issues; a com­pre­hen­sive digest of the 220th PC(USA) GA social wit­ness action; and a look at what’s next.

 

Columbia Seminary Prayer Vigil
May/June 2012 Issue:

Inside Agi­ta­tors: Sem­i­nar­i­ans for Justice

Sem­i­nary and divin­ity school stu­dents write about social jus­tice min­istry and advo­cacy on their cam­puses: Can these inside agi­ta­tors connect?

 

Eugene Carson Blake with Martin Luther King Jr.
Feb/Mar 2012 Issue:

Jesus Returns to Washington—The Pub­lic Wit­ness of the Church

Social ethi­cists, pas­tors, young adults, the­olo­gians, and orga­niz­ers
exam­in­e why and how the Chris­t­ian church should engage the world and its political arena.

 

hawaiian rights banner
Dec/Jan 2011-12:

Occupy Human Rights, Not Us: Indige­nous Land Rights for Human Rights Day

Doc­toral stu­dents at the Grad­u­ate The­o­log­i­cal Union dis­cuss land rights issues in Hawaii, British Colum­bia, South Korea, and California—with guest edi­tor Carol Robb, pro­fes­sor of Chris­t­ian Ethics, and with con­tri­bu­tions from the Pres­by­ter­ian Min­istry at the United Nations.

 

drawing of Jesus weeping
Oct/Nov 2011 Issue:

The Dark Night of the Amer­i­can Economy

In this inau­gural issue of Unbound, writ­ers speak to bib­li­cal jus­tice and the Amer­i­can eco­nomic crisis—through per­sonal accounts of impact, poetry, eco­nomic analy­sis, Chris­t­ian wit­ness (con­struc­tion, com­plic­ity, and resis­tance), a re-envisioning of eco­nom­ics, prayer, and pro­posed action steps.