by Mark Sandlin | Apr 7, 2026 | Opinion
By the time we arrive at progressive Christianity, many of us have already come to the conclusion that faith and thinking don’t mix. We have heard, loud and clear, if not always directly, that questions lead to weakening of belief, that doubt must be squashed, that...
by Caleb Lines | Mar 11, 2026 | Opinion
The fourth core value of the Center for Progressive Christianity gets to the heart of what distinguishes the progressive Christian movement from some of the loudest voices in American Christianity. It reads: “By calling ourselves Progressive Christians, we mean we are...
by Mark Sandlin | Feb 17, 2026 | Opinion
By now, my colleague Caleb has already given you the heart of this series about the core values of progressive Christianity. He’s reminded us that nobody owns God, and that a faith worth having never stops widening the welcome. If progressive Christianity were a...
by Caleb Lines | Jan 28, 2026 | Opinion
At the Center for Progressive Christianity, we often say that our core values aren’t meant to function as gatekeeping tools. They aren’t lines in the sand drawn to keep people out. Instead, they are guiding commitments—ways of naming what we are striving to embody as...
by Caleb Lines | Jan 14, 2026 | Opinion
At the Center for Progressive Christianity, we articulate five core values that positively define what progressive Christians believe—not as boundary markers meant to exclude, but as signposts pointing toward a generous, faithful, and honest way of living the...
