war

In this interview, Charles Marsh examines political movements within Evangelicalism and encourages a reclamation of the language of peace in future Evangelical movements.

“The root of all war is fear.”—Thomas Merton Our third grade classroom is filled with the colors of the rainbow. In it, Latoya’s map of her city of Asbury Park contains deep greens for parks and three shades of blue for the Atlantic, greeting her by way of the wind. She included some brown hues […]

We are entering a season in our country that is full of vengeance, acrimony and truth distortion. It is the political equivalent of rape. It is an ugly and dark side not only of our political process, but far more importantly, our selves. If one needs a clear picture of this, then look no farther […]

Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World (Basic Books, 2003) is Jean Bethke Elshtain’s response to critics of American military action in Afghanistan and the Bush administration’s War on Terror more generally. Elshtain is the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at The University of Chicago and has […]

In honor of The Other Journal’s tenth anniversary, we’re featuring select articles from our archives throughout the spring and summer. Check back each Friday as we republish some of our favorite writing over the years.