‘Jesus wife’ Coptic papyrus is a fake, declares Vatican newspaper
Citing concerns about fragment’s authenticity and its origin, the paper also criticized Harvard, a Vatican newspaper declared the so-called “Jesus wife” papyrus a fake. Nine days after early Christianity scholar Karen King announced the discovery of an …
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Another Reason for Women in Church Leadership
It does mean that each gender should recognize that their opposite may have a naturally different way of perceiving and weighing things and not label it as either inferior or superior but as something to be understood and learned from. This, I believe, provides one of many good reasons for society and its institutions, including religions, to actively seek ways to include women at all levels of leadership and decision-making.
read moreFederal Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Widow’s Challenge to DOMA
NEW YORK – September 27 – The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unfairly forced Edith “Edie” Windsor to pay more than $360,000 in federal estate tax after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, that she would …
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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 moreBrian McLaren Leads Commitment Ceremony At Son’s Same-Sex Wedding
McLaren family wedding ceremony included
Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christian and a prominent Christian speaker, led a non-traditional marriage commitment ceremony this weekend, according to The New York Times. Held at the Audubon Naturalist Society in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this ceremony included “traditional …
read moreFive big questions about the ‘Jesus’ wife’ discovery
(RNS) In a surprise announcement that seemed scripted by the novelist Dan Brown, a Harvard professor revealed an ancient scrap of papyrus on Tuesday (Sept. 18) that purports to refer to Jesus’ wife. The so-called “Gospel of …
read moreDid Jesus Have A Wife? Newly Discovered Ancient Text Reignites Debate
An ancient piece of text is reviving an equally ancient debate: Was Jesus Christ married? Of course, most Christians believe that he wasn’t. But today, Harvard Professor of Divinity Karen King presented a scrap of papyrus that …
read moreReligion and Government
The religious beliefs of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have persistently been a major talking point in this Presidential campaign. Some Christians do not consider Romney’s Mormon faith to be truly Christian. Although Obama’s beliefs should be …
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 moreMuslims From Abroad Are Thriving in Catholic Colleges
DAYTON, Ohio — Arriving from Kuwait to attend college here, Mai Alhamad wondered how Americans would receive a Muslim, especially one whose head scarf broadcasts her religious identity. At any of the countless secular universities she might have …
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Welcome Poster (2011 Version)
This is a 12 x 18 poster printed on card stock. Show that your congregation is a part of the growing progressive Christian community!
read morePriest who found love now searches for work
WILMINGTON, N.C. (RNS) While burning through their savings looking for jobs, Gerry Murphy and Andrea Kanelopoulos-Murphy and their two young children were invited by a local businessman to stay in his condo this summer until they found …
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8 Points Flyer (2011 Version)
We have a new 2011 updated version of our Welcome Poster and our 8 Points. Here is the text of the new 8 points.
read moreCardinal Timothy Dolan’s GOP convention blessing prompts debate
(RNS) The news that New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the nation’s most prominent Catholic prelate, will deliver the closing blessing to the Republican National Convention in Florida next week was seen as a huge coup for Mitt …
read more‘Let It Be Unto Me’: Akin, Rape, and the Early Church
A Q&A with historians of the early church.
Dr. Burrus, your work explores the ways in which ancient understandings of gender have a lot to do with the architecture of classical Christian theology—even in areas that most people wouldn’t immediately suppose. Akin is a member …
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Why Women Believe in God
We ask an important question, whether God is necessary, and answer it with reference to scriptures, politics, feminism, secularisation and the serious financial and environmental issues which now confront us and which can no longer be ignored.
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The Nicene Creed: Ancient Words in the Light of Modern Faith
The Nicene Creed was both a religious and a political tool, a humanly constructed statement of belief that gave order and meaning to the world of its time. The question this book raises is whether it still gives order and meaning to our world–or rather, what kind of order and meaning does it give to our world.
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