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May 22, 2009: Homage and Commemoration
At the memorial for the American dead of Vietnam, writes Lorrie Goldensohn, we meet as a community and are made to see that "we are always at one with the living and the dead."
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May 8, 2009: Religion and Peace in the Middle East
"I don't think any of us are under any illusions that we're going to solve the peace problem, but we also realize that you can't have peace without religious leaders," says former US ambassador Tony Hall.
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May 1, 2009: The Moral Debate About Torture
The recent release of four Bush administration memos on US interrogation techniques has intensified public debate about the use of torture. Two ethicists discuss torture and its moral limits in an age of terror.
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April 24, 2009: Faith Based Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
Matthew McGarry, Catholic Relief Services representative in Afghanistan, says "people's faith is central to every aspect of their daily life in Afghanistan, and not taking that into account can undermine every other positive thing that the Administration might want to do."
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March 27, 2009: Michael Walzer on War
Michael Walzer, an authority on just and unjust wars, says that in Afghanistan "Obama has inherited a frightening situation which he may or may not be able to turn around."
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February 13, 2009: Israeli Election
The executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and a rabbi who chairs the Interfaith Alliance discuss the outcome of the Israeli election and prospects for reconciliation in the region.
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January 9, 2009: Is Gaza a Just War?
Read commentary and analysis by religious leaders, ethicists, and others on war in the Gaza Strip.
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December 31, 2008: Look Ahead 2009
Kim Lawton, E.J. Dionne, and John Allen join Bob Abernethy to discuss religion news in the year to come.
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June 20, 2008: Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon
The UN said this week that the number of refugees worldwide rose for the second year in a row. More than 11 million people were living outside their home countries as refugees in 2007, many of them forced to flee violent conflicts.
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April 4, 2008: Army Chaplain Boot Camp
A report on an army boot camp for chaplains where they learn to carry out their ministry within the military culture.
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