About the Author: Peter Lawson

I began my series of careers as a student, a construction laborer, dock builder, and factory worker. I was an Episcopal parish priest for 15 years, including seven years as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis. Leaving the ministry, I became a high-level political staffer in a gubernatorial campaign and spent a decade as an organizational and management development consultant. Back into the ministry in the Bay area, I focused on subverting the hierarchical structure of the church so that it might become an egalitarian community focused on love and trust. I am now making retirement worthwhile as a student, a writer, consultant, and agitator. The underlying pattern through all of my careers can be described as expeditions into organizations and institutions, trying to help them evolve to be more healthy and humane. I am the author of two books. Jesus Circles: A Way to Heal Our Wounds, Subvert the Domination System and Build an Abundant Future Lifeline for the End Times for The End Times: Creating a New Humanity During the Apocalypse and Beyond. Both are available at amazon.com in paperback and Kindle versions.

  • Any Church Can Become Progressive

    By Published On: August 8, 2019

    If you want to build a progressive congregation; if you're going to enliven love and wisdom in your congregation, don’t even think about trying to change people’s minds.

  • In harmony with our commitment to these 8 Points, we submit the following declaration.

    By Published On: December 17, 2018

    Given the contemporary political and social movements toward plutocracy, autocracy, and fascism, we distinguish ourselves from all those who support those movements or are complicit with them.

  • Another Take on Blessing

    By Published On: March 20, 2018

    Entrenched theists can go on believing that their God can interfere with the natural processes of existence by conveying her blessings on chosen individuals or groups. If you want to believe that God blesses America, you can, but be aware that it is an empty phrase.

  • Lifeline for the End Times: Creating a New Humanity During the Apocalypse and Beyond

    By Published On: October 23, 2015

    Part One of Lifeline for the End Times shows how the fundamental problem underlying the destruction of the earth is civilization and its inherent domination system based on violence. It begins by discussing the origin of the malignant fatal disease of our civilization; the domination/violence system. It looks at the foundation of civilization and how changing technologies have brought us to the end time. Today it is not a violent king who rules, but an oligarchy of predatory-capitalists. Part Two proposes a new humanity that is neither hierarchical nor violent and can be built on new memes of love and trust as the foundations of a new social structure.