ARTICLES [January * March 2003 Volume 12 No. 1]

Tolerance: A Personal Journey by C. Welton Gaddy
Producing community requires much more than tolerance

The Blessing and the Curse of Tolerance by Thomas H. Troeger
Tolerance keeps us related but does not reconcile us as sisters and brothers

Promoting Peace in a Religiously Pluralistic World by Joseph C. Hough, Jr.
Taking the necessary steps toward a new Christian theology of religions

The Open Place of Our Hearts by Sister Helena Marie
A remarkable story of overcoming intolerance of the intolerant

Tolerance: An Elusive Goal That Is Worth Pursuing by Marvin A. McMickle
The U.S. must not require that some people give up who they are in order to be acceptable

(In)tolerance in "The World's Pulpit" by Marian Ronan
Movies can be a powerful means of spreading racism, prejudice, and sexism

The Process of Love by Demetra Velisarios Jacquet
An Orthodox understanding of the challenge to love our enemies

Why Does Someone Have to Win? by Keith A. Russell
The cross is not a weapon but a symbol of God's love for all creation

Religious Zeal and Religious Tolerance by J. Gerald Janzen
Being truly and deeply religious without falling into intolerance and its resulting violence

Fear of the Other: An Orthodox Perspective by Jim Forest
The sins others commit are connected to our own sins

Is Tolerance Christian? by Joan Delaplane, O.P.
Tolerance can be an important first step toward growth and transformation

Tolerance: Chris and the Christian Preacher by Walter J. Burghardt, S.J.
God's justice summons us to preach an admirable mixture of tolerance and intolerance

A Prayer for Peace by Robert B. Birge
A personal reflection on the Middle East

Authentic Community by Leslie Callahan
Tolerance is not watered-down civility, nor is conviction equivalent to fanaticism

Tolerance: Up Close and Personal by Mary Jo Leedy
When the stranger has become our neighbor, Jesus' commandments make sense

Jesus: A Model of Tolerance and Intolerance? by John W. Wimberly
Understanding what Jesus tolerated and refused to tolerate can offer spiritual maturity

Tolerance and the Eternal Now by Felicity Brock Kelcourse
Seeing ourselves and others as God sees

QUOTATIONS

Poets, Writers, and Artists
Leaders and Politicians
Theologians, Scholars, and Philosophers

BOOKS

A New Religious America by Diana L. Eck
  
CONNECTIONS

On Preaching Tolerance by Martin E. Marty
Welcoming the Strange New Word by Brian J. Pierce, O.P.
The Grammar of Preaching by Mike Graves
Leaders' Guide for Adult Education by Ginger Grab
Lectionary Guide for Tolerance by Keith A. Russell
A Call For Love Warriors by Alfonso Wyatt