Vol. 2, No. 3 (Winter 2004)
This issue examines various Christian responses to global suffering, whether it be serving poverty-stricken populations or challenging religious persecution.
The Hidden Faces of Suffering
Robert Seiple Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Western Christians find it easy to hide their faces from suffering and too often offer shallow rationales when incarnational empathy is required.
How Long, O Lord?: A Theological Perspective on Suffering
Manfred Brauch Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Questions about suffering are questions of the heart, not the head.
Discovering a Deeper Personal Response to Suffering
John Shaw Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Indifference and an overzealous, over-cognitive problem-solving are two common responses to suffering that fall short of Christ's command to bear one another's burdens.
Patterns and Contexts of Religious Freedom and Persecution
Paul Marshall Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Western responses to the rise of religious persecution have been hampered by a persistent secular myopia. To take religious freedom seriously, we must take religion seriously.
To Suffer With Our Lord: Christian Responses to Religious Persecution
Peter Kuzmič Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Awareness of religious persecution and advocacy of religious freedom in the US and the international Christian community has grown.
A Helping Hand and a Clear Witness: The Christian Response to Global Suffering
Kent Hill Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Christians should be involved in both humanitarian and evangelistic ministries and often do not have to choose between evangelism and meeting the needs of a suffering world.
Compassion with an Attitude: A Humanitarian's View of Human Suffering
Bryant Myers Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Those who have embraced incarnational empathy give sacrificially, challenge conventional wisdom, and pray.
No Ivory Tower: Christian Learning in a Suffering World
Philip Eaton Wednesday, 1 December 2004
Christian educators have a legitimate and important place in a suffering world.
Good News: Contemporary Christian Responses to Suffering
Vinay Samuel Wednesday, 1 December 2004
The Christian response to developing world suffering is strong. Yet there are failures, and room for much improvement.
