Archives: 2016
Review
Along the Edges of Faith: The Many Sectors of American Chaplains
Meg, a chaplain at an urban academic medical center, spoke often about hope in the time I spent shadowing and interviewing her for my book … By Wendy Cadge
The Table
Capital Crime Calls for Capital Punishment
It is one of those recurring issues, at least in the American context, that refuses to leave us alone. The increasingly pointless face of crime, … By J. Daryl Charles
The Table
The United States Should Abolish the Death Penalty, as Pope Francis Implores
In his recent address before Congress, Pope Francis gave his support and encouragement to the call to abolish the death penalty in the United States. … By Joseph A. Fiorenza
The Table
Let’s Reform Our Broken Criminal Justice System
Never Murder. –Exodus 20:13 (God’s Word Translation) As an African American woman who identifies with the Hebraic roots of the Christian faith and who has … By Onleilove Alston
The Table
For Mormons, a Contested Legacy on Capital Punishment
Over the past century and a half, numerous authors, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Jon Krakauer, have been fascinated—and horrified—by the nineteenth-century Mormon teaching … By Patrick Q. Mason
Essay
Ammon Bundy and the Paradoxes of Mormon Political Theologies
On Saturday, January 2, Ammon Bundy led a group of protesters in occupying the Malheur Wildlife Refuge Building outside of Burns, Oregon. An outgrowth of … By Benjamin E. Park