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December 2007
- Table of Contents
- Imagining a Conversation between Brother Martin and the Angelic Doctor: A Lutheran Approach to Virtue Ethics
- The Flat above the Store: An Unpretentious Faith Active in Unselfconscious Love
- Lewis B. Smedes
- Gay Christian Marriage in American Civil Society: Beyond Natural Law Theory, in Response to Carl Braaten
- Luther on Natural Law
- Spiritual Reinvention and the Andrew Greeley Principle
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November 2007
- Table of Contents
- Introduction to the JLE Symposium on an important aspect of the religion and politics debate
- What Should a Christian Consider?
- A Few Remarks about Pious Politicians and What Christians Should Think about Them
- Christians in the Voting Booth
- Faith in the Left-Hand Kingdom
- Lutherans on Religion and the 1960 Presidential Election
- The Religion of Candidates: Does it Matter?
- Thoughts on Evaluating a Candidate
- What Should A Christian Citizen Consider?
September 2007: Economics
- Table of Contents
- Introduction to "What about Taxes"
- Implementing the ELCA Social Statement on Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All
- Lutheran Perspectives on the "Wealth Gap" and American Tax Policy
- Should Chuches Be Tax-Exempt?
- The Bible and the Tax Law: A Comparison
- To whom does wealth belong? An Economic Perspective
August 2007: Iraq
- Table of Contents
- Introduction to the Symposium, “What does the United States owe Iraq?”
- Four Global Challenges
- Our Moral Obligation to Iraq? We Need to Know What the Iraqis Think
- Some Thoughts on U.S. Responsibility in Iraq
- What are America’s Obligations to Iraq after an Unjust War?
- Jus Post Bellum—Seeking Peace in Iraq
June 2007
- Table of Contents
- Niebuhr’s Realism and the Mess in Iraq
- The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology by Mark C. Mattes
- Review of Mark C. Mattes, The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology
- Mark C. Mattes, The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology
- Mark C. Mattes' The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology
- A Radical Lutheran Response to My Reviewers
May 2007: Christian Zionism
- Table of Contents
- Introduction to “Christian Zionism” Issue
- An Ethical Critique of Christian Zionism
- Christian Zionism
- Christian Zionism from a Perspective of Jewish-Christian Relations
- Jewish-Christian Difficulties in Challenging Christian Zionism
- Palestinians, Christian Zionists and the Good News Gospel
- William King's Sermon
- Naming the Pain, Speaking of Hope: Considerations for Religious Address in Time of Crisis
April 2007
- Table of Contents
- Introduction to "Business Ethics" Issue
- Covenant, Community, and the Common Good: Norms for Corporate Leadership and Culture
- God is Friendship: Personal Reflections toward a Spirituality of Friendship
- How Character is Shaped: Drawing (Tentative) Connections Between Business Ethics and the Bible
- Servant Leadership: Character and the Ethics of Business
- The Authority of the Bible and Churchly Debates Regarding Sexuality