Interviews

Some segments of the public have suggested that the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center signalled the end of the world—that a Biblically prophesied Armageddon is upon us. Recently, Journal field editor Rosemary Thornton asked three pastors in the St.

Elise Boulding is a world-renowned sociologist, author, and activist who has done pineering work in the fields of women's studies, peace research, and futurism. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.

Deborah, in your work as a Christian Science healer, do you feel Christmas in particular is a time for healing? I see Christmas as the coming of the light to the world. I just am so taken with the idea of light as it is presented in the Gospel of John, where it says: "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

The fact that Science and Health has recently sold its ten millionth copy attests to the ever-increasing demand for the ideas in this book—practical spiritual ideas that have been helping millions find comfort and healing for over 125 years. The following is an interview with Jessie Barth from Pennsylvania, USA.

When you consider the rugged history of South Africa, it's hard not to think back to the deepest concern of the Reverend Theophilus Msimangu, one of the main characters in Alan Paton's internationally acclaimed novel Cry the Beloved Country.  Alan Paton, Cry the Beloved Country (London: Jonathan Cape, 1948).

In her book Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream, author Jane R. Plitt tells of the extraordinary spiritual journey of a seven-year-old Canadian girl sent from home by her father in 1864 to be a servant in the home of another family.

Bruce Clark is the owner and operator of an outplacement firm in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He shared some of his insights on job identity with field editor Cynthia Gray.

Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt has been a Christian Science healer and teacher for many years. Recently, Cynthia Gray asked Beverly to talk about pregnancy and parenting—in her own experience as a mother and grandmother, and in terms of the ways she's helped other parents to see the spiritual nature of their children.

The Reverend Ricky Porter is an ordained Presbyterian clergyman and a reader of Science and Health. Formerly the administrator of the Pomona-Inland Valley Council of Churches, he has also worked as dean of the Office of Black Student Affairs at the Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California.

After reading Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms, staff editor Gail Gilliland discussed the book via e-mail with its editor, Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub.