Government

Articles on Government from JSH-Online *

The government that blesses all

The editor of The Christian Science Monitor discusses government that blesses all in the context of an election.

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Government and politics— a prayerful approach

The author discusses her prayerful approach to the idea of government.

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Good government starts with self-government

Directly after condemning certain politicians, the author finds herself in need of healing, and realizes she needs to start with seeing both herself and the politicians correctly.

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The impact of prayer on government

“How effective can prayer be? When it rightly invokes divine power, there is no limit to its effectiveness, for there is no limit to God's power.” The author writes about how one can pray about government, and the fear often at the heart of it.

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Conflict resolution: A spiritual approach

A talk by John Tyler, CSB, who was active in the civil rights movement, on what he learned about conflict resolution.

Tyler examines several specific conflicts from marital to nation-building. His talk identifies some practical ways of resolving them. It explores two of these — forgiveness and learning to love — and shows how they lead to healing national conflicts and even physical bodies.

Spiritual Discovery: How You Can Better the World

A talk given by Tom McElroy, CSB, at the Mary Baker Eddy Library’s exhibit called "Pathways to Progress: 1968 and Today," in which he explores getting beneath surface perceptions to discover spiritual insights and how it is able to lead to healing on both a personal and a societal level.

Mark Sappenfield, Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, joined Tom at the end of the lecture to talk about how he sees these kind of perspectives playing out in the news in ways that are making a tangible difference for the better. Mark and Tom then took questions from the audience on this topic.