Dale Hanson Bourke
Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of 11 books, including "The Skeptic’s Guide" series with IVPress on topics such as HIV/AIDS, global poverty, immigration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Formerly publisher of RNS and SVP at World Relief, she has also served as editor and publisher of several magazines.
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Domestic violence moves up on Christian social justice agenda at summit
By Dale Hanson Bourke — June 19, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Sojourners Summit zeroed in on domestic violence as a human rights issue, hoping to shine the spotlight on a problem little talked about in many Christian circles.
The death of 16 nuns and the allure of terrorism (COMMENTARY)
By Dale Hanson Bourke — February 27, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The "Dialogues of the Carmelites" shows the price that is paid when truth is not spoken to power and a sense of injustice makes unholy acts seem somehow noble.
Jordan welcomes throngs of tourists at site where believers say Jesus was baptized
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 5, 2015
AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) While Israel has long claimed that Jesus was baptized on the Israeli side of the river, increasingly, scholars are lining up to support archaeological research showing the baptism site is actually in Jordan.
4 things HIV can teach us about fighting Ebola (COMMENTARY)
By Dale Hanson Bourke — November 26, 2014
(RNS) AIDS has gone from being viewed as a terrifying plague to being understood as a chronic and preventable disease. While Ebola continues to cause great fear and confusion, there are lessons to learn from combating HIV/AIDS.
Interfaith leaders launch daylong unity fast for Mideast peace
By Dale Hanson Bourke — July 14, 2014
(RNS) On Tuesday (July 15), a daylong fast among Muslims, Christians and Jews is planned as part of a public effort to show unity in the fight against war and violence in Israel and Gaza.
COMMENTARY: Faith communities on the front line of refugee aid
By Dale Hanson Bourke — June 19, 2014
(RNS) While some may wage wars in the name of their religion, others care for the refugees who flee the violence because of their faith.
COMMENTARY: What Jordan can teach the Muslim world in welcoming Pope Francis
By Dale Hanson Bourke — May 19, 2014
AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) By coming to Jordan, Pope Francis will shine a light on this Islamic state with a protected Christian minority and perhaps encourage other Muslim countries to follow Jordan’s model.
5 points about the SodaStream-Oxfam dust-up
By Dale Hanson Bourke — January 30, 2014
(RNS) What's at stake in the tug of war between SodaStream and Oxfam International over Scarlett Johansson, who recently accepted a role with the carbonation company and will appear in its Super Bowl ad?
COMMENTARY: On eve of World AIDS Day, a sign of hope
By Dale Hanson Bourke — November 27, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service NGOMBE, Zambia _ Most of us view HIV/AIDS as a statistical tsunami, a tidal wave of numbers so great we can hardly comprehend their significance. But in a country like Zambia, AIDS is personal. It is the face of the co-worker who goes home one day and never returns. It […]
Christian Retailers Face Opportunities, Challenges
By Dale Hanson Bourke — July 11, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service ATLANTA _ Here at the International Christian Retail Show it is, to borrow a phrase from Charles Dickens, the best of times or the worst of times, depending on whom you ask. Two years ago they stopped calling this expo the Christian Booksellers Convention. To be sure, book and Bible […]
COMMENTARY: Working for Each Other, and Working for God
By Dale Hanson Bourke — April 17, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service LUSAKA, Zambia _ To many Americans, foreign aid is primarily a handout they see in televised images of disaster response or food distribution to refugees. What they see is a benevolent _ but often one-dimensional _ view of how the U.S. responds to international needs. But in Zambia, one of […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: Malaria Is One War We Can _ and Must _ Win
By Dale Hanson Bourke — December 13, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Imagine if a disease swept across America, taking the life of a young child every 30 seconds. Imagine the outrage, the hysteria, the commitment of resources to stop the horror. In Africa, it takes no imagination to envision such a disaster. Each year nearly a million children under the […]
COMMENTARY: HIV/AIDS Is America’s Problem, too
By Dale Hanson Bourke — November 29, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) For the last several years, while Americans have blissfully believed it was someone else’s problem, HIV has been doing what it does best: hiding in plain sight. Taking advantage of shame, stigma and bigotry, the HIV virus has infected not only bodies but minds, luring many Americans into a […]
COMMENTARY: HIV/AIDS Is America’s Problem, too
By Dale Hanson Bourke — November 28, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) For the last several years, while Americans have blissfully believed it was someone else’s problem, HIV has been doing what it does best: hiding in plain sight. Taking advantage of shame, stigma and bigotry, the HIV virus has infected not only bodies but minds, luring many Americans into a […]
Faith Groups Struggle to Find Role in Combating AIDS
By Dale Hanson Bourke — August 16, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service TORONTO _ In the long-running tragedy known as the global AIDS pandemic, religion has played various roles. Two decades ago, while doctors and researchers worked to find a cure for the newly recognized disease, religious voices were either silent or heard as oracles of doom and condemnation. At the International […]
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