Description

Editorial Statement

Gregory Wolfe, Why I Am a Conscientious Objector in the Culture Wars

Fiction

James Schaap, Temptation 
Alan Davis, The Movement of Natural Light

Poetry

Miller Williams, Three Poems
Samuel Hazo, Two Poems
Luci Shaw, Three Poems
Michael Biehl, Three Poems

Interview

A Conversation with Louise Erdrich

The Visual Arts

Ann T. Foster, Baptism by Blood: Michael Tracy’s Sacramental Art
John Skillen, The Florence Project: An Experiment in Artistic Community

Interpretations

Marilyn Nelson Wanieck, Emptying: The Poetics of Patience

Music

Deal W. Hudson, A Revival of Melody

Life in the Industry

Michael Malone, Confessions of a Soap Opera Writer