Editorials
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Disproportionate and CounterproductiveThe Middle East is ablaze again.
Refugees in Peril
Forced from their homes by armed conflicts, political unrest and human rights abuses, refugees and asylum seekers throughout the world continue their painful search for safety.
Articles
Ignatius Special Way of Proceeding
Every culture tends to harbor stereotypes of what a saint is supposed to be like and tends to fit the individual into a mold that may be misleading or one-sided.
The Corporate University
The commercialization or “corporatization” of American higher education has dramatically changed the character and conduct of colleges and universities over the past quarter century.
Faiths Call to Justice
In an earlier issue of America (3/27), I discussed three New Testament passages that are often used to argue for a separation of faith from public life: “The poor you will always h
Reforming the System
The inhumane treatment of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad shocked and puzzled Americans.
Neighborly, Reflective, Committed
In the city of Ground Zero, what are Muslims saying about cartoons? When I ask the question to Muslim friends, they tell me stories I wish more people could hear.
Actions of Hope
On my fifth day at the project, I was asked to work with the carpenters who were refitting and expanding tool bins on 18-foot flatbed trailers.
Books and Culture
Books
Whenever I assign a book by Charles Curran in a moral theology course, my students’ first questions are always: Have you met him?
Books
This fine new collection by the distinguished poet Jack Gilbert looks back on the pleasures of many years with what he calls “a tough hap
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