December 20, 2011, by Chris Iosso, A Christmas Editorial When we pray for the peace of Jerusalem, we should also pray
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A General Assembly Policy Review with possible new applications of Reformed Christian Principles 2011 by Christian Iosso, Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy View article in PDF (optimal for printing) [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Economic Crisis: We Have Been Here
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Race and Remembrance in light of Trayvon Martin Verdict. I don’t know how my mother walked her trouble down I don’t know how my father stood his ground I don’t know how my people survive slavery I do remember, that’s why I believe “I Remember, I Believe” by Bernice Johnson
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The showdown over Snowden and the NSA; why the Church must be a new kind of open space in the surveillance world. By Christian Iosso A recent Thom Hartmann essay for Truthdig ended with the assertion that it is again time for a Pastor Niemoller, who famously summarized Germany’s fall
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THE SHADOW OF DRONES AND THE CLAIMS OF JUSTICE: A Response to the President’s Counter-terrorism speech and amended policy. By Christian Iosso On Thursday, May 23, President Obama changed and made more explicit the policies guiding his administration’s strategy of killing terror suspects by unmanned aircraft. That program, largely run
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SYRIA SITUATION ESCALATES: DANGER OF PROXY WAR INCREASES: POSSIBLE ‘FALSE FLAG’ OPERATION ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS By UNBOUND, primarily general editor Christian Iosso With a second round of Israeli bombing allegedly targeting missiles bound from a Damascus site to Hezbollah on May 4, the Assad regime may be
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Unbound was very pleased, just two weeks ago, to win an award for the multi-post issue, Hope for Eco-Activists: Discovering an Environmental Faith,[i] one of four given to Unbound by the Associated Church Press.[ii] That series looked at eco-justice communities, forms of eco-art, a congregation installing solar collectors, eco-spirituality, and
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Unbound Editorial, by Chris Iosso April 17, 2013 As a runner of half-marathons and other races, I can half-imagine the setting just before the bombs went off. What runner will not think about that race and the attack intended to maim athletes? One commentator noted that the choice of target
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How do you feel about military force being used to keep peace and maintain security? What are the limits to military action and how can they be applied? Tell us what you think in a paragraph or two. Unbound will publish some of the responses later this spring. This question
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Church efforts underway in Delaware and elsewhere. Unbound is happy to report this week Maryland became the sixth state in six years to abolish the death penalty, according to notification from Amnesty International and then NPR. We encourage our readers to help make the death penalty a very live issue during Holy Week, when we
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Next week, Unbound begins a series of “Short Takes on Peace,” video clips from interviews with students, college chaplains, professors, authors and others. After a video clip whets your appetite, you’ll have an opportunity to share your thoughts on an important peace-related issue. Even before next week, we’d like to hear
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Patrick Heery Becomes Editor of Presbyterian Mission Publications By Chris Iosso, Editor, Unbound It is sad for us at Unbound—the advisors and supporters across the church and in the Presbyterian Center—to say farewell and thank you to Patrick Heery for his 20 months of service to Unbound as he
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