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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This Sunday, August 5, 2012, churches all across the country will turn their prayers, and hopefully their hands, toward homelessness and the need for affordable housing. The situation is dire: 750,000 to 1 million people sleep on the streets every night. Many of these people are veterans, families with children,
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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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Should the church continue investing in companies “profiting from non-peaceful activities in Israel-Palestine”? It is a hotly debated question. Two weeks ago, Unbound explored that question through a series of three articles leading up to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly (June 30 – July 7, 2012), where elected commissioners
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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
MoreAdapting 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 the blog, Ecclesio From behind a large concrete security wall, Palestinians are saying, “Do not invest in our prison,” and at
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Unpacking the narrative meaning of “justice” in seminary life An Editorial by Chris Iosso View and print as PDF. Patrick Heery’s editorial is the one that tells you what this issue of Unbound is about, and as a recent seminary grad he has worked with much empathy to
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