From the Editors August 11, 1997 Issue

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At a recent editorial meeting, one of the staff brought up the need to address the fragmentation appearing in many different forms—from separation between citizens and their government, to shifts in social mores and values, to divisions in families, churches, and other valued institutions.

"Unity that won't fracture" goes right to the spiritual laws that make unity possible in the first place. "Tenants versus a landlord: what brought them together" shows specifically how these ideas, applied, will unite even factions that don't necessarily want to cooperate.

In "The holy experience of parenting" a mother relates the healing of conflict with her son. "All unashamed" tells of spiritual healing and also of the writer's journey out of smoking and drinking to a purer, more joyful view of life. "Knowing how to act" answers questions that many people have, especially when they are just starting out on their own.

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