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Issues	Content
November 2009: Energy	Associated Articles A Report from the Front Lines: Conversations on Public Theology, by Marc Kolden Conventional Energy Options, by Jim Martin-Schramm Introduction to A Report from the Front Lines, by The Rev. Michael Shahan A Review by Dr. Martha Stortz, by Martha Ellen Stortz A Report from the Front Lines: Conversations on Public Theology, by Paul Jersild A Postscript: Using Ethical Principles to Guide Decision-Making about Energy Use, by Sarah E. Fredericks Energy, Development, and Quality of Life, by Sarah E. Fredericks Front Lines, by The Rev. Peter A. Speckhard Jonathan Edwards and the Christian Life, by Gerald McDermott
October 2009: Ecumenism and Ethics	Associated Articles What Lutheran Ethics Can Learn from Other Christian Ethical Traditions, by Gilbert Meilaender Joint Declaration on Justification: History Making or Precious Memory?, by Lowell G. Almen What Happens Now? Ecumenical Agreements, Ecumenical Challenges , by The Rev. Donald J. McCoid New Wine, Old Wineskins: The Emerging Church, Ethics, and the ELCA, by Robert D. Francis What does Gregory of Nyssa have to say to us today about the Christian life?, by Jeremy Bergstrom
September 2009: The Ethics of Criminal Justice	Associated Articles A King's Wit, the People's Judgment, and a House Harmonious: Three Models of Early Christian Criminal Justice, by David E. Fredrickson Racial Disparities in the American Criminal Justice System, by Dawn Jeglum Bartusch Theological Themes in Criminal Justice, by The Rev. Derek R. Nelson Retributive Justice: A Penitential Pedagogy, by Jesse Couenhoven Helmut Thielicke: A Formative Voice of Evangelical Ethics , by The Rev. James Childs Reflections on the ELCA Churchwide Assembly and the Bible, by Timothy J. Wengert
August 2009: Human Genetics	Associated Articles Introduction to the August Issue, by The Rev. Ronald Duty Thinking Together about a Lutheran Ethic of Responsibility in the Age of Genetics, by The Rev. Roger Willer Framing Stem Cell Arguments, by Ted Peters "Is There Really a Relationship between Genetics and Social Location"[1], by Richard J. Perry Responses and Reflection for the Annual Gathering of Lutheran Ethicists, by Maura Ryan Human Genetics: Threads from a Conversation, by The Rev. Ronald Duty Michael Root: A Second Opinion, by Edward H. Schroeder Response to the June JLE on “The Shock Doctrine”, by Richard A. Hoehn
July 2009: Ministry Policy Recommendations	Associated Articles Communion and Difference, by Michael Root A Brief Case Study on Compromise, by Laurie A. Jungling A Letter from the Faculty of LSTC, by Klaus-Peter Adam Engaging the Process, by Karri Whipple The ELCA: Too Big To Fail? . . . Or Too Wrong Not To?, by Marc Kolden
June 2009: The Shock Doctrine	Associated Articles A Statement Worth Remembering, by The Rev. Katy McCallum Sachse Comments on Human Sexuality Proposals Coming before the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, by The Rev. Eric C. Shafer Thank You, but No Thank You, by The Rev. Clint Schnekloth
May 2009: Reviews of Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust	Associated Articles "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust"-Ramifications of a Relational Anthropology, by Matthew J. Marohl Lutheran Sermons on Lincoln’s Assassination: Part 2, by John R. Stumme Luther’s Christocentric and Biblical Theology of Marriage, by Paul R. Hinlicky Response: Proposed Statement on Human Sexuality , by Kristin Johnston Largen Response to the Work of the Task Force for ELCA Studies on Sexuality in 2009, by The Rev. Kaari Reierson
April 2009: Ethics of Climate Change	Associated Articles A Return to the Garden, by Sam Thomas Assessing Climate Policy Proposals: Ethical Guidelines, by James B. Martin-Schramm Doing Our First Works Over, by Larry L. Rasmussen Lutheran Sermons on Lincoln's Assassination: Part 1, by John R. Stumme Musings on Climate Justice: A Subaltern Perspective, by George Zachariah The Virtues of Hunger in Classical Islamic Thought and Its Relevance for a Culture of Satiety, by Cyrus Ali Zargar
March 2009: Responsibility and the Recession	Associated Articles Trying to Understand the 2008-2009 Recession: Part 1, Perspective and Causes, by Jonathan Guryan Trying to Understand the 2008-2009 Recession: Part 2, Remedies, by Jonathan Guryan Reflections on the Economic Downturn, by Robert Benne Immoral People, Broken Markets, Christian Freedom, by Robert D. Francis The Economics Underlying the Ethics of Fiscal Stimuli, by William J. Luther Introduction to the Reviewers, by The Rev. Michael Shahan A New Deal for the Global Economy, by David Pfrimmer A Lutheran Resolution on the Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln’s Response to a Lutheran Delegation, by John R. Stumme Book Reviews Luther and the Hungry Poor, by The Rev. James Bartos Luther and the Hungry Poor, by Joseph A. Swanson Lutheran Ethics in a Troubled Global Economy, by David R. Smedley
February 2009: Human Rights and Family	Associated Articles Human Rights and Family, by The Rev. Ronald Duty A Report on the Outcomes of the Consultation: The Churches and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Marking 60 Years and Enhancing the Future, by Emily Davila A Faith Basis for 60 Years of Human Rights Work by Churches, by David Pfrimmer Response to Pfrimmer -- "The Faith Basis for 60 Years of Human Rights Work by Churches", by Dennis Frado A Human Rights-Based Approach to Advocacy: the Role of the Church, by Emily Davila "Akinamama Model" for Promoting Human Rights in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church, by Margaret Obaga Human Rights and Immigration, by Mary Meg McCarthy Human Rights and Climate Change, by James B. Martin-Schramm The Right to Property and Daily Bread: Thinking with Luther about Human Economic Rights, by The Rev. Ronald Duty A Lutheran Approach to the Family Values: Focus on Fiducia, by Martha Ellen Stortz On Marriage and Family, by Jane E. Strohl Placing the Early Christian Family in its Roman Context, by Brad Kirkegaard The Neuhaus Legacy and Lutherans, by John R. Stumme Cruelty in the Mind of God, by Michael Reid Trice American Exceptionalism and International Human Rights, by Nancy Arnison
January 2009: Reviews of War, Peace, and God	Book Reviews War, Peace, and God: Rethinking the Just War Tradition, by Gary M. Simpson, by The Rev. Michael Shahan Review of Simpson's War, Peace, and God, by The Rev. Kirk Nolan Book Review, by Matthew Puffer Review of Gary P. Simpson's War, Peace, and God: Rethinking the Just War Tradition, by H. David Baer Review of War, Peace and God, by Jonathan Schwartz