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Culture	Related Portfolios Reviews of Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ
Economic Ethics in Everyday Life	Associated Articles Introduction to Economic Ethics in Everyday Life, by James M. Childs, Jr. Faithful Living: A Biblical Ethic of Financial Stewardship, by Mark Allen Powell Frugality: Antidote to Prodigality, by James A. Nash Sharing as a Central Practice in the Economy of God, by Shannon Jung The Forum For Ethics in the Workplace, by William E. Diehl You Are What You Don't Eat: A Rationed Theology of Eating, by Clint Schnekloth Related Portfolios Business Ethics Church in the Corporate World Recession Economics
Environment
Family	Associated Articles Human Rights and Family, 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 A "New" Vision of Marriage as Vocation for the Lutheran Tradition, by Laurie A. Jungling Related Portfolios Childhood Conscience and Community
Health and Healthcare	Associated Articles Ethical Deliberation at Alegent Health, by Beth Llewellyn and Leslie Kuhnel Exploring the Impact of the Pandemic Flu in Long Term Care Settings, by The Rev. Greg Wilcox Living Out a “Social Responsibility”: Reaching Out to Congregations and Communities in a Pandemic, by David B. McCurdy and Bonnie Condon Planning for an Epidemic, by The Rev. Kaari Reierson Practical Theology and Practicalities in Church Response to Emergencies, by David R. Smedley The H1N1 Pandemic: Ethics and the Common Good, by The Rev. Donald Stiger Related Portfolios January 2010: Ethics in a Pandemic
Human Rights	Associated Articles Human Rights and Family, by The Rev. Ronald Duty A Faith Basis for 60 Years of Human Rights Work by Churches, by David Pfrimmer 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 Human Rights-Based Approach to Advocacy: the Role of the Church, by Emily Davila 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 "Akinamama Model" for Promoting Human Rights in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church, by Margaret Obaga 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 Response to Pfrimmer -- "The Faith Basis for 60 Years of Human Rights Work by Churches", by Dennis Frado How should Christians respond to atrocities overseas? A look at the ethical implications of Nazism, Rwanda, and Darfur, by Peter Schwich Immigration and the Kingdom on the Left Hand, by Peter C. Meilaender Social Justice for Undocumented Immigrants, by Peter Kivisto Ethical Decision Points in the History of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, by Ralston Deffenbaugh Fix the Broken Immigration System by Focusing on Families, by Matt Wilch On Immigration and the Immigrant Other, by Nelson Rivera Rape, A Meditation on 2 Samuel 13, by Karla G. Bohmbach The Sacrificing of Children: A Meditation/Sermon on Judges 11, by Karla G. Bohmbach What Sort of Claims Does the Bible Have Today?, by Karla G. Bohmbach An Interview with Dennis Gengenbach, by The Rev. Kaari Reierson ELCA Studies on Sexuality: For what can we hope?, by James H. Burtness GMO Foods: Market Ready or Not?, by Deon Stuthman God “Flowing and Pouring into...All Things”, by Cynthia Moe-Lobeda Harvesting Controversy: Genetic Engineering and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Jim Martin-Schramm Journeying Together and Faithfully?, by Dennis Bielfeldt Partnership with Nature According to the Scriptures: Beyond the Theology of Stewardship, by H. Paul Santmire Report from the WCC/WB/IMF Encounters, by Pamela K. Brubaker Towards an Organic Womanism: New Contours of Ecofeminism in India, by The Rev. Dr. George Matthew Nalunnakkal A Call to Action: Health as a Shared Endeavor, by Gwen Wagstrom Halaas A Spoke in the Wheel, by Renate Wind , Ph.D. Bonhoeffer and Resistance to Evil, by Lisa Dahill Bonhoeffer' Appeal for Ethical Humility, by The Rev. Mark S. Brocker Bonhoeffer: The Movie, by Burton Nelson Christ and the World on the Sources of Social Ethics, by Ulrik Becker Nissen Why Bonhoeffer? And, Why Now? A preface, by Martha Ellen Stortz Readings from the Underside of Selfhood: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Spiritual Formation, by Lisa Dahill Gathered and Scattered: Worship and Service as What it Means to Be Church, by Martha Ellen Stortz Healthy Planet, Healthy Communities, by Jefferson Shriver How Does a Congregation Pray in a Time of War?, by The Rev. Larry Jorgenson I Want to Stay with my Baby, by The Rev. Mary Chang Prison Ministry, by Bryn A. Carlson Resurrection and Addiction: A New Paradigm, by The Rev. Carl Malin Let God be the Judge: Who Will Throw the First Stone?, by The Rev. Mark S. Brocker Luther' Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, by Anders Nygren Mentoring For Neighborhood Ministry , by The Rev. Dr. James R. Thomas Should We Invade Iraq?, by David Perry , Ph.D. The Benefits of Globalization: An Economic Perspective, by Stephen A. Baker and Robert A. Lawson The Bible and Black Families: A Theological Challenge, by Cain Hope Felder The Twofold Rule of God, by Robert Benne The "We" is Greater than the "I", by Richard J. Perry Introduction to Ordaining Women, by The Rev. Kaari Reierson The Authority of Scripture, Women’s Ordination and the Lutheran Church of Australia, by Tanya Wittwer Documents Relating to Ordination of Women in the Lutheran Church of Australia, by Tanya Wittwer Obispa — A New Paradigm in Bolivia, by The Rev. Jessica Crist Historical Document: Some Thoughts on the Ordination of Women and the Lutheran Confessions, by John R. Stumme Ordaining Women Goes to the Heart of the Gospel, by Karen L. Bloomquist Human Trafficking: Flourishing in the Shadows, Demanding Our Attention, by Emily Davila The Book of Ruth: A Voice That Calls Out from Ancient Days, by Kate Lawler Your Body, Myself: Combating Human Trafficking with Theology of the Body, by Alison Killeen Welcoming the Stranger Can Revive Tired Denominations, by Clint Schnekloth Moving beyond Hospitality, by Miguel De La Torre Ethics without Political Science, by Peter C. Meilaender Grounding Theologically the Call for Immigration Reform, by M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) Lying in a Bed of Scorpions , by Victor Thasiah Related Portfolios February 2010: Human Trafficking December 2009: Ordaining Women February 2009: Human Rights and Family December 2008: Immigration June 2008 May 2004 December 2003 August 2003 May 2003 August 2002 April 2010: Immigration Reform
Pastoral Care and Parish Ministry	Related Portfolios Pastoral Care after Easter Pastoral Care and the Family Preaching and Politics Preaching in the Lutheran Tradition Reconciliation and Restoration
People	Associated Articles Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Christian Life, by Richard J. Perry John Calvin on the Christian Life, by Randall C. Zachman Wilhelm Loehe on the Christian Life, by Craig Nessan Immanuel Kant on the Christian Life, by Jeanine M. Grenberg Muhlenberg’s Adaptive Ecclesial Order, by Paul Baglyos Jonathan Edwards on the Christian Life, by Gerald McDermott Gregory of Nyssa on the Christian Life, by Jeremy Bergstrom Related Portfolios Dietrich Bonhoeffer Luthers Two Kingdoms
Politics and Governance	Related Portfolios 2004 November Election American Civil Religion Christian Zionism Church and State Immigration Reviews of The Shock Doctrine September 11 2001 Reflecting and Acting Taxation The Church in the Public Square
Individual Profiles	Related Portfolios Celebrating Five Years of JLE Online In Celebration of John Stumme Works of George Forell Works of William Lazareth
Science and Technology	Related Portfolios 10th Anniversary of Caring for Creation Climate Change End of Life Decisions Ethical Issues Surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms Nanotechnology Visualizing Ethics for the Invisible Stem Cell Research
Scripture	Related Portfolios Reviews of The Promise of Lutheran Ethics
Sexuality	Associated Articles Journey Together Faithfully at First Lutheran Church, Duluth, Minnesota, by David R. Benson A Call for Our Best Thinking, by Steven Ullestad Sexual Intimacy, Spiritual Belonging, and Christian Theology, by Michael Stoltzfus Journeying Together and Faithfully?, by Dennis Bielfeldt ELCA Studies on Sexuality: For what can we hope?, by James H. Burtness Related Portfolios Human Sexuality Love Sexuality Law and Gospel Task Force for ELCA Studies on Sexuality
The Church in Social Movements	Associated Articles Do Not Steal: A Lutheran Vision of Practice of Economic Justice, by The Rev. Alexia Salvatierra Placing Early Christianity as a Social Movement within its Greco-Roman Context, by Brad Kirkegaard The Church in Socially Turbulent Times: The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s from the Perspective of an Urban Pastor, by The Rev. Dr. William E. Lesher The Civil Rights Movement of the '60s—A Personal Perspective, by Robert Benne The Power of One…Community, by Rudolf Featherstone Socialism: A Reality Check, by The Rev. Bruce Wollenberg
War and Peace	Associated Articles Casualties of the Iraq War, by Martha Ellen Stortz Iraq after Three Years, by Robert Benne Iraq—Three Years Later, by Paul R. Hinlicky Reflections on the War in Iraq, by Paul Jersild Rethinking the Iraq War, by Brian Stiltner In the Face of War, by Larry L. Rasmussen JLE Portfolio: Just Peace and Just Peacemaking, by The Rev. Ronald Duty Just Peace and Just Peacemaking - A Perspective, by William Tuttle La Diritta Via: An Ethical Response to Terror, by Peter J. Henne Our Pacific Mandate: Orienting Just Peacemaking as Lutherans, by Gary Simpson The Just War Theory of Peacemaking, by H. David Baer Vulnerability and Security: A Paradox Based on a Theology of Incarnation, by Wanda Deifelt Related Portfolios Iraq Discussing the War Just Peace and Just Peacemaking Just War The War in Iraq Three Years On Vulnerability and Security

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