Volume 4, Issue 5, March 1996

Article Summary:

CHRISTIANS NEED TO DISCARD THEIR FATUOUS ETHICS

The history of ethics is a history of contradiction, not a history of progress. The criticism of the church as not living up to its teaching does not hit the nail on the head. It begs the question whether it would be a good thing if the church did live up to its own teaching. Over and over again church members have served as an example that for a good cause, wrongdoing is a virtue. More . . .

THE UNCOMFORTABLE PEW AND THE UNCOMFORTABLE PULPIT

Many churches find themselves today in a crisis of definition. How are they to understand the mission of the church in this day and age? Can the church survive as a bland island of serenity or is it meant to be a vanguard of God's people carrying Jesus' words of love and justice into the controversial life of the community? More . . .

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