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Publisher's Page: Why Are We Here? by George Vradenburg

Editorial

What is A Network of Spiritual Progressives? By Michael Lerner

Mash Down Babylon: Remembering Kosovo by Joel Schalit

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Israel/Palestine

In Interview with the Orthodox Arnarchist, Daniel Siwek profiles a prominent online critic of the Occupation. Looking ahead to August's Gaza withdrawal, Joel Schalit dissects settler threats of civil war. Alon Tal analyzes The Greening of the Jewish National Fund, while Alan Sussman calls Jewish philanthropists to task for promoting fears of renewed anti-Semitism. Moving to campus, Gil Anidjar looks at the silencing of Israel criticism at Columbia.

Cover: Church and State

What is the Spiritual Left to do when the Religious Right breaks down the barrier between church and state? Bring spirit in to keep religion out, says Michael Lerner. Then we interview two of America's leading scholars of religion, historian Martin Marty and sociologist Robert Bellah on the explosive growth of theocratic politics and what a spiritually savvy Left can still do about it.

Preferential Options for Catholicism

The appointment of Pope Benedict has ignited ferocious controversy over the future political direction of the Catholic Church. Or N. Rose reflects on the liverationist legacy of the late Archbishop Romero, while theologian Matthew Fox and Anthony Mansueto deconstruct Benedict's politics and theology.