Field Notes Issue #67: September/October 2018 Magazine Previous Issues Letter From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Nuns vs. Big Gas The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns that define themselves as advocates of Earth, square off against the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline. Rachel Riederer
Social Justice The Kung Fu Nuns Teaching Self-Defense in the Himalayas Nuns from the Drukpa lineage of Buddhism are known for their strength, athletic ability, and humanitarian relief work. Jihii Jolly & William Davies
Social Justice Sister Act In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame. Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice Who Becomes a Nun in 2015? Why are 20-somethings choosing life in a convent? Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
News in Brief Nuns Protesting Nukes Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief The Unsolved Case of the Murder of American Nuns in Liberia The FBI for the first time acknowledges the investigation of the 1992 killing of five American nuns in Liberia is again part of an active case. T. Christian Miller