Why Not Women?
A bishop makes a case for expanding the diaconate.
Jesus chose the Twelve and others to help spread the word that God was working in the world uniquely through him. After his death and resurrection, local communities of believers formed; and within them leaders emerged or were chosen.
read moreNuns on the Bus Returns in Missouri
Earlier this summer, members of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, boarded a bus in Des Moines, Iowa for a two week tour across the country to draw attention to those working families most affected by …
read moreCardinal Carlo Maria Martini, In final Interview Before Death Says Church ’200 Years Out Of Date’
ROME, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic Church was “200 years out of date” in his final interview before his death, published on Saturday. …
read moreDoes megachurch ‘high’ explain their success?
(RNS) Maybe religion really is the opiate of the masses – just not the way Karl Marx imagined. A University of Washington study posits that worship services at megachurches can trigger feelings of transcendence and changes in brain chemistry …
read moreMormon women seeking middle ground to greater equality
Feminism » Ordination may be a long shot, but activists see a middle ground to greater visibility and involvement in their faith.
For some Mormon feminists, there can be only one goal on the road to gender equality: priesthood ordination. After all, every worthy male in the lay-clergy-run Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — starting at age …
read moreDo the American nuns have a future?
…studies show that despite conservative claims, traditional orders are not doing that much better than the liberal communities. In 1992 the Vatican set up a rival organization to the LCWR, called the Council of Major Superiors of …
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What Should Churches Be About?
Whatever paradigm a community may favor (or more than one among community members), the core of Christian faith and what Jesus emphasized — the centrality of love in action — can be the community emphasis as well.
read moreSurvey: most Americans keep faith private online
(RNS) Meet the social media “nones.” A new survey finds that Americans, while mostly religious, generally do not use social media to supplement worship and mostly keep their faith private online. The Public Religion Research Institute survey found about one in …
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Hookers, Looters and Cheats, Part 4: The Looter Who Became Jesus’ New BFF
Skype Guest: Rev. Fred Plumer
Full Darkwood Brew show with President, Fred Plumer. Interviewed by Eric Elnes.
read moreSurvey finds 19% without religious affiliation
Unbelief is on the uptick. People who check
The rapid rise of Nones — including atheists, agnostics and those who say they believe “nothing in particular” — defies the usually glacial rate of change in spiritual identity. Barry Kosmin, co-author of three American Religious Identification …
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The Danger of Religious Prayer versus Spiritual Prayer
The public prayers of conservative Christians are embarrassing to me, and I find myself uncomfortable sharing with strangers the fact that I am an ordained member of the Christian clergy. I was recently in a situation in which I once again experienced this unsettling, self-conscious feeling.
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Thank You Ross Douthat; A Discussion on Liberal Christianity
Well at least we can all agree that Ross Douthat got our attention with the article he wrote recently for the New York Times. His dire attack on the so called liberal churches has already stimulated several well written articles, with a plethora of responses to each of these.
read moreCan Liberal Christianity Be Saved?
Note from the Editor: This article has been getting so much attention that we at ProgressiveChristianity.org have decided to reference it in our News section. For progressive Christian rebuttals to this article, read the recent works of …
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Can Non-Liberal Christianity Be Saved?
So the time has come, I think, for Liberal Christians to get excited, to get active, and to get vocal – not just about the contemporary issues of equality and justice that we feel passionate about, but also vocal about the fact that what we stand for is something that has always been a part of Christianity, even if it has sometimes been forced to the fringes.
read moreMajority of South Carolina deputies walk out to protest convention actions
[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The majority of the Diocese of South Carolina’s deputies left the General Convention July 11 because, in the words of its remaining clergy deputy, the gathering has passed resolutions that violate the doctrine, …
read moreEpiscopal Church Approves Transgender People Ordination
The Episcopal Church on Monday overwhelmingly voted to allow the ordination of transgender people. At its triennial General Convention in Indianapolis, the church House of Deputies approved a change to the “nondiscrimination canons” to include “gender identity …
read moreRowan Williams urges speedy solution to row over women bishops
Archbishop of Canterbury warns part of General Synod issue will be shelved until 2015 if legislation is not passed in initial vote
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Church of England needs to proceed “as speedily as we can” to resolve the dispute over women bishops, warning part of the General Synod that if the legislation is not …
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Eclipsing Empire Home Edition
Join preeminent New Testament scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan on location in Turkey as they trace the Apostle Paul’s footsteps throughout the Roman Empire in Eclipsing Empire Home Edition. This 12-episode DVD program explores fresh insights into Paul’s message of the Kingdom of God, its challenge to Roman imperial theology, and the apostle’s radical relevance for today.
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