G8 Summit 2008: All talk, zero walkBy Njongonkulu Ndungane, Jul 10, 2008The Group of Eight (G8) summit has come and like other previous summits gone. A lot of anticipation preceded this year's summit against a backdrop of an escalation of the usual problems and new challenges bedeviling the world, particularly the African con...

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Advance planning helps make giving and receiving care a positive experience
By Susan Bailey, Jun 27, 2008I read with interest Abby Bates' "Even at the Grave" testimony of coming alongside Eleanor ("Even at the grave: An exercise of law becomes a lesson in God's love," March). Now, I have a heart of grief as she shared that Eleanor had bee...

Do we really need a Communion?By Robert O'Neill, Jun 24, 2008As the bishops of the worldwide Anglican Communion prepare to gather next month at the Lambeth Conference -- a gathering held only once every 10 years -- many people are waiting to see if our global Communion of 38 independent churches can remain unified ...

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Virginia Tech shootings transformed mother's perspective on what tragedy means
By Judi Folmsbee, Jun 17, 2008After reading the article "Virginia Tech anniversary" by the Rev. Scott Russell, I found that my emotions of a year ago had resurfaced. My personal turmoil had started the day before, exactly one year ago. Let me explain...

Radical ecumenism
It's time for a deeper conversation about faith's essentials
By David Hein, Jun 13, 2008Episcopal leaders once spoke as if their church had it all: Other American denominations could join it to make a true National Church. We're a long way from that kind of talk, prominent in the 19th century, but Episcopalianism still can resemble a fairly ...

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