by John D. Pierce | Nov 29, 2022 | Opinion
Have you ever stripped away the sanctified language of the basic story that was offered as central to your inherited faith? Then just told it as plainly as any other story would be told. Here’s the one I learned. Possibly you did too. Adam and Eve messed up and caused...
by Alyssa Aldape | Jul 29, 2022 | Opinion
A seminary professor once spent a semester ingraining in us the importance of understanding complex theological platforms. Then, he graded us on how well we were able to clearly summarize it for people who didn’t spend three years going into debt studying theology....
by Richard Wilson | Jul 22, 2022 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
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by David Wheeler | Jul 7, 2022 | Opinion
Shouts of rejoicing and expressions of anger and grief rolled across the U.S. in the wake of the Supreme Court´s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. Realistically, as a white, male Baby Boomer – no matter how empathetic I might seek to be – I...
by Ron Rolheiser | Mar 17, 2022 | Opinion
For 15 years, I taught a course entitled, “The Theology of God.” The students in that course were predominantly seminarians preparing for ministry, along with a number of lay students who were preparing to serve as ministers in various capacities in their churches. I...