2015
-
The Unending Conversation: A Grown Up God
Perhaps deification is a way to think about this, an O/orthodox metaphor that enables us to live into the humble realization that both individually and corporately we are growing into God, and that we need a grown up theology to… Continue reading
-
A Catholic Pope, A Protestant King, and Hope for God’s Impossible Future
One of the most incredible moments of Pope Francis’s stay here in the United States occurred when he selected Martin Luther King, Jr. as among the “greatest Americans”—but not just for the reason one might think. Yes, his decision to… Continue reading
-
The Unending Conversation: From Horizon to Horizon
Imagine for a moment, hearing Diana Butler Bass argue that the 19th century American Transcendental movement, abiding in that disconcerting space between Orthodox Calvinism with its emphasis on Creeds & Piety, and Rational Unitarianism with its emphasis on Reason &… Continue reading
-
The Unending Conversation: Is the problem sex or violence?
This weekend Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is hosting “The Unending Conversation: Progressive Christian Apologetics for the Twenty-First Century.” The intent is to “celebrate the legacy of Trinity’s Canon Theologian, Dr. Marcus J. Borg, and consider the impact of his writing and… Continue reading
-
Some Reflections on Motherhood and Questions about the “Essence” of Women
I really want there to be something there, something that we can point to and say, “This is where women’s experience differs from men, and this can therefore be a foundation for a theology of and by women.” Unfortunately in… Continue reading
-
“For it is not to be doubted that the duration of this life is but a moment; that the state of death is eternal, whatever may be its nature.”
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be a woman in theology, especially since I recently heard about the death of one of my favorite undergraduate theology professors, Fr. James Walsh, S.J. It occurred to me… Continue reading
-
Defend Your Flock! Please.
An email was recently sent to a number of LGBTQ Orthodox, threatening to “out” gay and lesbian Orthodox, regardless of whether they are in an intimate and sexually active relationship. These “Protectors of Holy Orthodoxy” also threatened to seek out… Continue reading
-
Fortnight For Whose Freedom? Do Black Lives Matter to the United States Catholic Bishops?
If actions speak louder than words, then the United States Catholic bishops care more about the right of business owners to pick and choose their customers than they do about basic black existence. Continue reading
-
Confessing Our Vicious History: White Catholics and Violence Against Black Churches
Let us atone for the corporate sins of our past so that we may better diagnose the racial sins of our present. Let us honor black churches like Charleston Emanuel AME as true bearers of the gospel so that we… Continue reading
