The three major western religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, teach that time is linear but goes on for eternity. Many eastern religions tend to view time in repeating circular patterns. Both are guilty of undermining the message of environmental scientists who are telling us that we are simply running out of time. We have no reason to be certain that we will have an infinite number of chances to try again or that God will enter history and take us all away from a dying planet. The savior we are looking for is staring back at us from the bathroom mirror.
THE DAY OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN DR ALAN WALLACE AND LAURENCE FREEMAN OSB EXPLORED THE THEME "SALVATION OR ENLIGHTENMENT'
Chris Stedman is an atheist working to foster positive and productive dialogue between faith communities and the non-religious. Visiting from the States in
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Robert A. Kraft, former President of the Society of Biblical Literature (2006), answers the question "What is progressive Christianity?"
Matthew Fox, author of "The 95 Theses or Articles of Faith for a Christianity for a Third Millennium", answers the question "What is progressive Christianity?"Matthew Fox, author of "The 95 Theses or Articles of Faith for a Christianity for a Third Millennium", answers the question "What is progressive Christianity?"
Fred Plumer, President of ProgressiveChristianity.org, provides a historical context for the formation of the sacred compilation known as the Bible.