The Scandal of American Christianity
In response to Candace Chellew-Hodge’s recent interview question about religion and wealth, progressive Christian scholar Marcus Borg offers these wise words: The scandal of American Christianity today...
View ArticleReview of The Idolatry of God
Meet the Author Peter Rollins is “a widely sought after writer, lecturer, storyteller and public speaker” known for his existential view of Christianity known as pyro-theology. He completed his formal...
View ArticleNorth American Christianity is Broken
New York Times best selling author Frank Schaeffer, recently wrote a strong critique of both the evangelical and progressive forms of Protestant Christianity in North America in which he claims that...
View ArticleReinventing Liberal Christianity
Last week I read Theo Hobson’s new book: Reinventing Liberal Christianity (2013). It is the sort of work that warrants deeper and more thoughtful consideration than my first read allowed. Since I am...
View ArticleA New Mainline
Mainline Protestantism has transitioned from American’s dominant form of Christianity to a mere 18% of the adult population. Many forecast continued decline. Recognizing the issue with the name, Cathy...
View ArticleA Divided Christianity
Marcus Borg is professor emeritus in the philosophy department at Oregon State University, where he was the Hundere Chair in Religion until his retirement in 2007. He is also the only author to ever...
View ArticleThe Decade of Christian Decline
2000-2010 can best be labeled as a decade of decline for American Christianity. David Roozen’s recent piece in the Christian Century provides an important look at just how rapid the decline was for...
View ArticleProgressive Identity
Many people think of the United Church of Christ as a progressive Protestant denomination. Since it is a congregational tradition, it is important to note that this tradition features congregations...
View ArticleReligious Profiles
Since the American religious landscape is always changing, it is important to note current demographic data. The following image is from the Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings based on...
View ArticleMost Popular Sermons
We are now almost two weeks into the second half of the year known as 2015. A few weeks ago I shared my most popular blog posts from the first half of the year. Today, I offer my most popular...
View ArticleConsistently Progressive Christians Outnumber Consistently Conservative...
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons devotes an entire chapter in his timely new book – Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity (Broadleaf Books, 2020) – to explaining that consistently progressive or...
View ArticleReview of The Idolatry of God
Meet the Author Peter Rollins is “a widely sought after writer, lecturer, storyteller and public speaker” known for his existential view of Christianity known as pyro-theology. He completed his formal...
View ArticleNorth American Christianity is Broken
New York Times best selling author Frank Schaeffer, recently wrote a strong critique of both the evangelical and progressive forms of Protestant Christianity in North America in which he claims that...
View ArticleReinventing Liberal Christianity
Last week I read Theo Hobson’s new book: Reinventing Liberal Christianity (2013). It is the sort of work that warrants deeper and more thoughtful consideration than my first read allowed. Since I am...
View ArticleA New Mainline
Mainline Protestantism has transitioned from American’s dominant form of Christianity to a mere 18% of the adult population. Many forecast continued decline. Recognizing the issue with the name, Cathy...
View ArticleA Divided Christianity
Marcus Borg is professor emeritus in the philosophy department at Oregon State University, where he was the Hundere Chair in Religion until his retirement in 2007. He is also the only author to ever...
View ArticleThe Decade of Christian Decline
2000-2010 can best be labeled as a decade of decline for American Christianity. David Roozen’s recent piece in the Christian Century provides an important look at just how rapid the decline was for...
View ArticleProgressive Identity
Many people think of the United Church of Christ as a progressive Protestant denomination. Since it is a congregational tradition, it is important to note that this tradition features congregations...
View ArticleReligious Profiles
Since the American religious landscape is always changing, it is important to note current demographic data. The following image is from the Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings based on...
View ArticleMost Popular Sermons
We are now almost two weeks into the second half of the year known as 2015. A few weeks ago I shared my most popular blog posts from the first half of the year. Today, I offer my most popular...
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