Religion

Commentary on selections from William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902).

The author reflects on lessons of authenticity, appropriation and assimilation learned during a study abroad visit to India.

A Collection of Satanic poems and essays.

A volume of Winter Laake's poems and essays on satanism

"You hold in your hands an odd collection of stories from emerging writers that are scattered around the various and sundry neighborhoods of Chicago. There's not theme, no running gag. In this issue post-apocalypse sits side-by-side with prison rape, fruity manifestos clash with good old fashioned action star badassery."

Sardonic exploration of a variety of issues, scenarios, situations, and current truths, or those seemingly so. Super funny and a great time to read. "Of questionable value." -Anne Elizabeth Moore

Typewritten memo/mission statement, twelve pages, laying out the church's political aims of education, voter registration, and gang intervention as well as such activities' relevance to Christian practice.

"...the poems in 'BrotherKeeper' shine with a reverence for the holiness of things that is completely in the spirit of St. Francis. Not since Edwin O'Conner's 'The Edge of Sadness' have the joys and sacrifices of priesthood been so frankly and affectionately de-lineated."

Veteran reporter and journalism professor Bob McClory tells the story of Father Michael Pfleger, the controversial, activist pastor of St. Sabina's Catholic Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood--and one of the few white men (let alone priests) to be the undisputed leader of an African-American religious community.

Alternative news magazine about political and current events.