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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Peace Discernment After Newtown By Chris Iosso If young men are princes, then few seem to have the Prince of Peace as their model. Every now and then one of these young men commits actual murder, as has just happened in a Newtown, CT, elementary school. Violence, which is
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How not to shop while they drop—bombs By Chris Iosso, General Editor of Unbound The grim truth about Israel’s current bombing of Gaza is that the U.S. government will do very little to limit the one-sided collective punishment or correct the claims that this pre-election military campaign by the
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General Editor Chris Iosso prepares the way for Unbound’s upcoming environmental journal issue in this editorial, which argues that Hurricane Sandy “voted” in the 2012 election by dramatically redirecting our fears away from largely non-existent military enemies and toward a non-human threat that requires vision and cooperation: climate change. Citing
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The Why and Will We Questions First By Chris Iosso, Unbound General Editor View and Print as PDF. Who cares about the General Assembly and who cares about the denomination as an institution? Those questions are posed, often by those dissatisfied with the outcomes of particular votes, against
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What’s Faith Got To Do With It? An introduction to the series, “Sins Against Democracy,” drawing together some prominent thinkers and faith leaders to reflect on the threats to the effective and ethical functioning of our democracy in this current campaign season – and what our faith means for these
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Hiroshima Day August 6, 2012 On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and then, on August 9, on the city of Nagasaki. Four months after the bombing, 200,000 people, mostly civilians, were dead: “15–20% died from radiation sickness, 20–30% from
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Usury or “Excessive Interest” in Heidelberg Catechism Question 110 By Rev. Chris Iosso (Ph.D.), presenting advice and guidance from Ray Foss As a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Ray Foss has written and edited several short arguments challenging one word in the new translation of the Heidelberg Confession
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Unbound editorial by Rev. Chris Iosso, Ph.D., summarizing the arguments for divestment Next week, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly will vote on whether or not to divest from companies (Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola Solutions) profiting from non-peaceful activities in Israel and Palestine. This follows years of debate
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Adapting Advice and Counsel Memoranda from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy* By the Editors of Unbound, Patrick Heery and Chris Iosso, as guest directors of Ecclesio The choice to boycott may seem drastic. But to the Palestinians whose land is being exploited for its natural resources,
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Adapting Advice and Counsel Memoranda from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy* By the Editors of Unbound, Patrick Heery and Chris Iosso, as guest directors of Ecclesio Opponents to divestment have come out swinging. Fortunately, or unfortunately, they are mainly hitting air. This summer, the Presbyterian Church
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