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A Baptist Preacher and An Evangelical Author: Public Professions of Faith
This past week, two events have reminded me of the importance in offering alternative Christian witness to the dominant voices of our society. The first was a sermon delivered by Dr. Stephen Shoemaker... Read More
Whose Values?: The post-Prop 8 Equality Movement
On Tuesday, a critical victory came in the national movement toward LGBT equality, as a federal appeals panel ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8, which was a voter created amendment... Read More
Tu B’Shevat: Trees and the Conflict
While I am energized and inspired by the way the holiday of Tu B'Shevat has become catalyst for the Jewish environmental movement, since returning a few weeks ago from five months in Israel I am consc... Read More
Proceedings of “Gott ist tot”
On Monday, October 17, 2011, a group of students from Claremont Graduate University and Claremont Lincoln University sat down to discuss what Friedrich Nietzsche’s phrase “Gott ist tot” (God is ... Read More
The Gospel of the Prayer Breakfast
On the morning of February 2nd, both religious and civil leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual National Prayer Breakfast. As is customary, the President of the United States was invited... Read More
Tu Bishvat — The New Year for Trees
This article first appeared at http://judaism.bellaonline.com Tu Bishvat, the fifteenth of the month of Shvat, is known as the New Year for the Trees. Tu Bishvat is called such because each Hebrew let... Read More
A Response to Conservative Commentary on the National Prayer Breakfast
The far-right echo-chamber blogosphere has produced some interesting material in the aftermath of President Obama’s speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Pundit Erick Erickson responded with ... Read More
The Grim Future of Interreligious Dialogue
If it’s true that more and more of us are no longer affiliating with a religion, and even those of us who do have limited knowledge of that tradition, how long will interreligious dialogue remain a ... Read More
Why We Still Need Religious Women’s Groups
In many congregations today, women’s groups function more like social clubs. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not against socializing. Some of the women’s groups I’ve seen offer valuable community to... Read More