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Working for God?

Thomas Kelly was a mid-2oth Century Quaker mystic and writer who is best know for his now-classic book, A Testament of Devotion. In it, Kelly makes this simple and profound distinction: “Too many well-intentioned people are so preoccupied with the clatter of...

“Peace is a process” (JFK)

I have been reading a provocative book (about which I have drawn few conclusions, except that it should not be ignored) by James W. Douglass, entitled JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why it Matters (Orbis Books, 2008).Douglass includes as an appendix to the...

Welcome to “From the Intersection”

Welcome to From the Intersection. In this space, I’ll reflect on the intriguing and often complex relationship between “culture” and “faith.” The culture in which I live and on which I’ll reflect is, in one way, the same culture in...