No More Hurting People! Reflections on the Boston Marathon Bombings

Last week marked a typical turn in our world of violence---dozens killed in explosions in Iraq, U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, the ongoing U.S.-backed occupation of Palestine, the forced-feeding of…

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A Literary’s Scholars Voice in the Wilderness

By Nathan Schneider The Chronicle of Higher Education John Dear is a Catholic priest who has chosen an especially haunted place to keep vigil. For the past 12 years, he…

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At the National Elephant Park (South Africa Journey, Part 4)

(Note: This is the fourth of six articles about John’s current travels through South Africa.) From King William’s Town we drove along the beautiful countryside of the Eastern Cape, pass…

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