Pluralism Sunday – all year long!
There is still time to celebrate! May 1, 2011 was Pluralism Sunday, but you can celebrate Pluralism Sunday any day of the year. We invite all of you to get involved in this special event.
TCPC is Changing its Name!
You may have noticed that some changes are being made to The Center for Progressive Christianity- like our new name- ProgressiveChristianity.org. In the next couple of months we are also going to be improving our website and clarifying our mission. Our name change and logo change better reflects our mission to provide a global network of progressive Christians as well as offer support and tools to create local and global communities.
PSR announces 2011 Distinguished Alumni/ae
The PSR Alumni/ae Council announces 2011 winners of distinguished leadership in their ministry or profession.
A Free Groundbreaking Teleseminar Series
Join thirty of today's most inspiring Christian leaders and esteemed scientists for a groundbreaking dialogue on how an evolutionary worldview can enrich your life, deepen your faith, and bless our world. On EvolutionaryChristianity.com
On Butterflyfish
For Harvard Divinity School professor Matthew Myer Boulton, the musical experiment known as “Butterflyfish” – whose debut album, “Ladybug,” was hailed as “the ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ for all ages” – has taken another delightful turn with its follow-up record, “Great and Small.” And this time, the project was inspired by an ancient Jewish tale.
Festival Premieres of “Thy Will Be Done”
THY WILL BE DONE follows Male-to-Female Transsexual Sara Herwig in her path to ordination in the Presbyterian Church. Efforts have been made to block her ordination by the evangelical conservative groups who don't recognize her as female and question her fitness to be a Pastor.....
Pluralism Sunday is May 2, 2010
Friends of Christian Pluralism: Pluralism Sunday is on May 2! Get your church or local group to join in the celebration of religious diversity. On PLURALISM SUNDAY, churches celebrate elements of other world faiths in their sermons, litanies, and music; many feature speakers and singers from other faith traditions. Click more for more information and to sign up your church or group.
National Faith Leaders to Hold April 27 Vigil in D.C. in Support of Effort to Stop the Export of Homophobia by U.S. Evangelists
WASHINGTON - April 26 - The Bishops and Elders Council of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, which is convening this week in Washington, D.C., will hold a noontime vigil, Tuesday, April 27, to support Ugandan lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Uganda is considering the proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill," which would make homosexuality punishable by life imprisonment or even death. Leaders from across the world have expressed outrage at this measure. There has been criticism of some U.S. evangelicals, such as anti-LGBT and anti-abortion extremist Lou Engle of The Call Ministries, who are accused of exporting homophobia to Uganda. Engle is slated to go to Uganda on May 2 for The Call Uganda, a mass evangelical stadium rally.?
Leading international human rights organization Survival International opens office in Berkeley, CA
Survival has now opened a US office in order to reach the many US individuals interested in and supportive of tribal peoples and the many contemporary issues that they face. Situated in the David Brower Center, Berkeley, California, it is well placed to reach the many US supporters. Run by Tess Thackara, the office will focus on initiatives to encourage support for tribal peoples and their movement towards self-determination. To learn more about Survival's work, visit http://www.survivalinternational.org/
Call for Papers
The Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary is announcing a Call for Papers for the 2010 Colloquium, “Allegorical Bible 2.0: Scholarship meets Allegory, Code, and Mysticism.” The Colloquium will be held at the Universal Truth Center, Miami Gardens, Florida, May 20-22, 2010.