may 2000 "Discipleship" issue 5 volume 83 On the cover: Jane Evershed "Taking a Leap"

in this issue:
"Discipleship"

The unpredictable stuff of life
by Anna Hernandez
Would you recognize discipleship in the unplanned, off-the-shelf ministrations that occur in a church bookstore? How about in the two-handed rhythms of worship?


Disciple: Accomplice in a consecrated conspiracy
by Ken Sehested
Baptist peace activist Ken Sehested reflects on the strange truth that, just when you think discipleship means getting free of your roots, you find the connections that go deep.


Sisters of earth: Religious women and ecological spirituality
by Rosemary Radford Ruether
With roots in monasticism and prophetic faith, communities of women religious are proving to be communities of ecofeminism and practical sustainability.


What's love got to do with it?
by Kelly Brown Douglas
In a feisty sermon at the Motown consecration of Michigan bishop Wendell Gibbs, womanist theologian Kelly Brown Douglas finds her title and subtext in a Tina Turner song.


Inspired audacity An interview with James Carse
by Richard Marranca and Dorothy Orme
The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple attempts to revive the genre of gospel-writing in the feminine voice of a Samaritan disciple. Author James Carse explains how and why he undertook this project.



Letters

Editor's Note

Poetry

Short Takes

Classifieds

Keeping Watch

Book Review

Witness Profile

on the cover: Jane Evershed "Taking a Leap"