Per-word pay rates vary by experience, knowledge of subject and length of article. Departments run 600-900 words. Features run 1,200 to 2,000 words. Human Touch explores the issues and events that affect our interactions with each other, especially in our local communities, the workplace, and personal relationships. Contemporary Ethics provides in-depth discussion of the moral and ethical questions generated by advances in science and technology, and the sometimes conflicting views of modern life and religious tradition.
EcoSystems addresses our connection to nature, natural cycles, animals, and the Earth.
Global Perspectives features the issues, events, and personalities affecting individual cultures and global communities. TechnoCulture examines how technology shapes our lives and helps or hinders spiritual development. Directions is a compilation department that provides additional resources, in-depth book reviews, Web sites, and event information. FutureTense looks to the past for insight into future challenges. It speaks with the conviction of having queried the experts, considered the value and source of that information, then reached a thoughtful conclusion about the question or topic at hand.