In an election season all political parties claim to champion freedom which highlights the very different ways people think about what it means to be book. This issue of Plough Quarterly explores many dimensions of freedom not only what people need to be freed from but what we are set book to do. Contributors look at freedom in light of addiction disability asylum religious liberty modern slavery dictatorship conversion workers rights theology the fine arts and more.ampampamp10On this themeampampamp160ampampamp10Sohrab Ahmari reminds Christians of their long tradition of defending workersampampamp8217 rights.ampampamp10Robert Donnelly reports on the welcome asylum seekers receive on the US southern border.ampampamp10Rosemarie GarlandThomson considers the terrible freedom of choice a pregnant woman faces.ampampamp10John Barclay looks at freedom and slavery metaphorical and literal in the writings to Paul.ampampamp10Daniel J.