Authored by theologian Dr. George Hunsinger, in the wake of Troy Davis' execution on September 21, 2011, this petition appeals to Christians everywhere to remember our own state-executed Savior and to end the death penalty once and for all in the United States.
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The Long-Awaited Unbound Launches! On Thursday, October 20, 2011, the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) launched Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice (www.justiceunbound.org) in Denver, Colorado. Unbound is the successor of the much-loved Church & Society, the journal that, for 98 years (including its predecessors), was a
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Introducing the first theme-issue of Unbound: One editor’s overview (Note: it will be our practice to have two editorials in many cases, to underline the difference in generational perspective between our Editor and our Managing Editor. Patrick Heery’s introductory editorial follows this one.) [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] In the
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An Opening Editorial in Q & A Form September 28, 2011 by Chris Iosso [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] Why a new internet journal devoted to social witness and to social justice? Every community communicates by some method; now is the time of the internet. The “weightier matters of the law:
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An Open Letter on Palestinian Statehood From Presbyterian Christians in the United States Sign the Petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/palestinebidforstatehood/ A petition for UN membership for the Palestinian state. It takes very little time to sign the petition (please disregard the automatic request for contribution). Yet it is an important effort to witness
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September 22, 2011 by Rev. Dr. James A. Noel, San Francisco Theological Seminary/GTU The following speech, now article, was presented at “Conference: Debits, Deficits and Doing the Right Thing” at Shiloh Church, 3295 School Street, Oakland, CA. View article in PDF (optimal for printing) “Render unto Caesar what
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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 Before The Church has faced economic crisis before. This policy
MoreBlood and Tears Cover Portrait of Jesus for Living through Economic Crisis: The Church’s Witness in Troubled Times
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Check out our video on Vimeo: Toward a NEW Social Awakening, The Social Creed Or watch the video right here: [kaltura-widget uiconfid=”535″ entryid=”0_466vp691″ width=”400″ height=”330″ addpermission=”” editpermission=”” align=”center” /] A Social Creed for the 21st Century
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