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  • God the Child: Small, Weak and Curious Subversions

    We express the mystery of God with diverse metaphors, but mostly in Adult terms. In this experimental theological adventure, Graham Adams imagines what might flow from a more thorough ‘be-child-ing’ of God.

  • Holy Anarchy: Dismantling Domination, Embodying Community, Loving Strangeness

    Perhaps, after all, the decolonising agenda isn’t extra baggage the church needs to carry on top of everything else. Perhaps, instead, it is the very heart of what the church should be about – disrupting, uncomfortable, and bringing about a kind of ‘holy anarchy’.

  • How Would Jesus Judge America?

    Judgment is not my favorite subject. I’d rather speak about grace. However, I cannot deny that Jesus, at least in the memory of the Gospel writers, mentioned judgment on numerous occasions. Which has me wondering, if Jesus were to visit America, how would he judge us?

  • The Origin of Human Depravity

    What follows is not an exercise in Medieval theology, but rather an attempt to understand why human beings can be so mean and cruel to one another, and whether that meanness is inevitable or escapable. The key to understanding lies in the interrelationship between neuroscience and evolution. 

The Core Values of Progressive Christianity

By calling ourselves Progressive Christians we mean we are Christians who:

1. Believe that following the way and teachings of Jesus can lead to experiencing sacredness, wholeness, and unity of all life, even as we recognize that the Spirit moves in beneficial ways in many faith traditions.

2. Seek community that is inclusive of all people, honoring differences in theological perspective, age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, class, or ability.

3. Strive for peace and justice among all people, knowing that behaving with compassion and selfless love towards one another is the fullest expression of what we believe.

4. Embrace the insights of contemporary science and strive to protect the Earth and ensure its integrity and sustainability.

5. Commit to a path of life-long learning, believing there is more value in questioning than in absolutes.

What is Progressive Christianity?

Progressing Spirit is a leading outlet for an intelligent, inclusive, and pioneering exploration of today’s theological, spiritual, and social advancements.
  • Weekly Liturgy: The Lord’s Prayer

Week of July 20, 2025

  • Week of July 20, 2025

    The Lord’s Prayer

    Perhaps no prayer is more beloved of Christians everywhere than the Lord’s Prayer, sometimes called the Prayer of Jesus. While many of us still use the words as found in Matthew 6:9-13, it is an irresistible urge to recreate this most fundamental of prayers in modern language.

Lord's Prayer

Dear One, closer to us than our own hearts, farther from us than the most distant star, you are beyond naming.

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The Lord's Prayer

Good caring presence within us, around us, and above us; Hold us in a sense of mystery and wonder.

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Lord's Prayer by Tom Hall

A contemporary version of the Lord's Prayer adapted from the prayer book of the Anglican Church of New Zealand.

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A Joyful Path is truly progressive curriculum that is nature centered, joy-full, compassionate, and intelligent. This behavior over belief curriculum is non-dogmatic, inter-spiritual, and heart centered with an emphasis on the teachings of Jesus and how to follow them in today’s world.

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